Mellette County

South Dakota · FIPS 46095

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Mellette County ranks #3,182 of 3,210, and #62 of 65 in South Dakota.

Mortgage lending activity in Mellette County, South Dakota 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. Mellette County, South Dakota saw 10 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 4 of those loans and denied 1, producing a denial rate of 10.0% and an approval (origination) rate of 40.0%. The average loan amount was $104,000 at an average note rate of 6.25%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $28K. 4 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 3.7x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 3.7 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.

10
Applications
4
Originated
10.0%
Denial Rate
$104,000
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Mellette County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
25.0%
Top-3 share
75.0%
Book band
Concentrated book

In Mellette County, lead originator Click n' Close, Inc. funded 25.0% of 4 originated loans, above the county fleet's upper tercile (~16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 75.0% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Mellette County's 10 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Mellette County's $104,000 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Mellette County

Click n' Close, Inc. funded 1 of the 4 loans originated in Mellette County, 25.0% of the county. 4 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 Mellette County borrowers.

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