Cass County

Texas · FIPS 48067

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Cass County ranks #1,496 of 3,210, and #97 of 253 in Texas.

Mortgage lending activity in Cass 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. Cass County, Texas saw 926 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 394 of those loans and denied 236, producing a denial rate of 25.5% and an approval (origination) rate of 42.5%. The average loan amount was $167,095 at an average note rate of 7.39%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $37K. 91 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 4.5x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 4.5 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.

926
Applications
394
Originated
25.5%
Denial Rate
$167,095
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Cass County

Top-1 share
7.1%
Top-3 share
18.8%
Book band
Dispersed book

In Cass County, lead originator The First National Bank of Hughes Springs funded only 7.1% of 394 originated loans, below the county fleet's lower tercile (~10.9% top-1 share). The top three reporters together hold 18.8% of the book, so shopping across channels still meets many active filers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Cass County's 926 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Cass County's $167,095 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Cass County

The First National Bank of Hughes Springs funded 28 of the 394 loans originated in Cass County, 7.1% of the county. 91 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 Cass County borrowers.

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