Delaware County

Pennsylvania · FIPS 42045

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Delaware County ranks #130 of 3,223, and #5 of 67 in Pennsylvania.

Mortgage lending activity in Delaware County, Pennsylvania 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. Delaware County, Pennsylvania lenders denied 3,887 of the applications reported here, financing the rest at an average note rate of 7.24%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $37K. 411 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 6.6x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 6.6 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.

21,004
Applications
11,057
Originated
18.5%
Denial Rate
$245,924
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Delaware County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
6.6%
Top-3 share
16.3%
Book band
Dispersed book

In Delaware County, lead originator CBNA Year to Date funded only 6.6% of 11,057 originated loans, below the county fleet's lower tercile (~10.9% top-1 share). The top three reporters together hold 16.3% of the book, so shopping across channels still meets many active filers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Delaware County's 21,004 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Delaware County's $245,924 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Delaware County

CBNA Year to Date funded 732 of the 11,057 loans originated in Delaware County, 6.6% of the county. 411 lenders reported activity here.

Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. For Delaware County, from the FFIEC/CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024) -- county FIPS codes follow U.S. Census Bureau standards. Not financial advice for Delaware County borrowers. 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.