Ottawa County

Ohio · FIPS 39123

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Ottawa County ranks #1,036 of 3,210, and #49 of 88 in Ohio.

Mortgage lending activity in Ottawa 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. Ottawa County, Ohio saw 1,656 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 994 of those loans and denied 252, producing a denial rate of 15.2% and an approval (origination) rate of 60.0%. The average loan amount was $215,175 at an average note rate of 7.56%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $36K. 160 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 6.0x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 6.0 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.

1,656
Applications
994
Originated
15.2%
Denial Rate
$215,175
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Ottawa County

Top-1 share
18.8%
Top-3 share
35.7%
Book band
Concentrated book

In Ottawa County, lead originator Huntington National Bank funded 18.8% of 994 originated loans, above the county fleet's upper tercile (~16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 35.7% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Ottawa County's 1,656 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Ottawa County's $215,175 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Ottawa County

Huntington National Bank funded 187 of the 994 loans originated in Ottawa County, 18.8% of the county. 160 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 Ottawa County borrowers.

Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Ottawa 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.