Limestone County

Texas · FIPS 48293

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Limestone County ranks #1,758 of 3,210, and #112 of 253 in Texas.

Mortgage lending activity in Limestone 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. Limestone County, Texas saw 686 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 260 of those loans and denied 171, producing a denial rate of 24.9% and an approval (origination) rate of 37.9%. The average loan amount was $173,294 at an average note rate of 7.67%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $38K. 99 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 4.6x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 4.6 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.

686
Applications
260
Originated
24.9%
Denial Rate
$173,294
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Limestone County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
10.4%
Top-3 share
23.8%
Book band
Dispersed book

In Limestone County, lead originator 21st Mortgage funded only 10.4% of 260 originated loans, below the county fleet's lower tercile (~10.9% top-1 share). The top three reporters together hold 23.8% of the book, so shopping across channels still meets many active filers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Limestone County's 686 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Limestone County's $173,294 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Limestone County

21st Mortgage funded 27 of the 260 loans originated in Limestone County, 10.4% of the county. 99 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 Limestone County borrowers.

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