Bexar County

Texas · FIPS 48029

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Bexar County ranks #9 of 3,210, and #2 of 253 in Texas.

Mortgage lending activity in Bexar County, Texas 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. Bexar County, Texas saw 77,835 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 35,292 of those loans and denied 12,708, producing a denial rate of 16.3% and an approval (origination) rate of 45.3%. The average loan amount was $274,779 at an average note rate of 6.36%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $40K. 575 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 6.9x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 6.9 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.

77,835
Applications
35,292
Originated
16.3%
Denial Rate
$274,779
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Bexar County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
8.6%
Top-3 share
20.1%
Book band
Dispersed book

In Bexar County, lead originator Lennar Mortgage, LLC funded only 8.6% of 35,292 originated loans, below the county fleet's lower tercile (~10.9% top-1 share). The top three reporters together hold 20.1% of the book, so shopping across channels still meets many active filers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Bexar County's 77,835 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Bexar County's $274,779 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Bexar County

Lennar Mortgage, LLC funded 3,027 of the 35,292 loans originated in Bexar County, 8.6% of the county. 575 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 Bexar County borrowers.

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