Cochran County

Texas · FIPS 48079

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Cochran County ranks #3,085 of 3,210, and #234 of 253 in Texas.

Mortgage lending activity in Cochran 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. Cochran County, Texas saw 37 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 6 of those loans and denied 12, producing a denial rate of 32.4% and an approval (origination) rate of 16.2%. The average loan amount was $123,919 at an average note rate of 7.11%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $38K. 6 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 3.3x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 3.3 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.

37
Applications
6
Originated
32.4%
Denial Rate
$123,919
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Cochran County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
16.7%
Top-3 share
50.0%
Book band
Balanced book

In Cochran County, lead originator 21st Mortgage funded 16.7% of 6 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. counties (~10.9-16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 50.0% of the book; a local credit union or regional bank still sits beside the national wholesalers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Cochran County's 37 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Cochran County's $123,919 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Cochran County

21st Mortgage funded 1 of the 6 loans originated in Cochran County, 16.7% of the county. 6 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 Cochran County borrowers.

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