Blanco County

Texas · FIPS 48031

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Blanco County ranks #1,899 of 3,210, and #124 of 253 in Texas.

Mortgage lending activity in Blanco 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. Blanco County, Texas saw 583 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 272 of those loans and denied 89, producing a denial rate of 15.3% and an approval (origination) rate of 46.7%. The average loan amount was $423,954 at an average note rate of 7.08%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $37K. 117 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 11.5x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 11.5 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.

583
Applications
272
Originated
15.3%
Denial Rate
$423,954
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Blanco County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
7.7%
Top-3 share
20.2%
Book band
Dispersed book

In Blanco County, lead originator Rocket Mortgage funded only 7.7% of 272 originated loans, below the county fleet's lower tercile (~10.9% top-1 share). The top three reporters together hold 20.2% of the book, so shopping across channels still meets many active filers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Blanco County's 583 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Blanco County's $423,954 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Blanco County

Rocket Mortgage funded 21 of the 272 loans originated in Blanco County, 7.7% of the county. 117 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 Blanco County borrowers.

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