Allen County

Ohio · FIPS 39003

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Allen County ranks #634 of 3,210, and #27 of 88 in Ohio.

Mortgage lending activity in Allen County, Ohio based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this county during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.

Local mortgage market. Allen County, Ohio saw 3,634 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 2,040 of those loans and denied 662, producing a denial rate of 18.2% and an approval (origination) rate of 56.1%. The average loan amount was $146,381 at an average note rate of 7.39%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $35K. 156 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 4.2x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 4.2 times their annual income. That ratio is a rough affordability signal: higher multiples imply tighter monthly budgets and greater exposure to rate or income shocks. See our methodology for how to read the denial rate against a local applicant pool. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.

3,634
Applications
2,040
Originated
18.2%
Denial Rate
$146,381
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Allen County

Top-1 share
28.9%
Top-3 share
39.6%
Book band
Concentrated book

In Allen County, lead originator Superior Credit Union, INC. funded 28.9% of 2,040 originated loans, above the county fleet's upper tercile (~16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 39.6% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Allen County's 3,634 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Allen County's $146,381 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Allen County

Superior Credit Union, INC. funded 590 of the 2,040 loans originated in Allen County, 28.9% of the county. 156 lenders reported activity here.

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. County FIPS codes per U.S. Census Bureau standards.

Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for Allen County borrowers.

Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Allen County page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.