Martin County

Texas · FIPS 48317

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Martin County ranks #2,412 of 3,210, and #159 of 253 in Texas.

Mortgage lending activity in Martin 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. Martin County, Texas saw 279 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 87 of those loans and denied 75, producing a denial rate of 26.9% and an approval (origination) rate of 31.2%. The average loan amount was $213,100 at an average note rate of 8.21%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $38K. 36 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 5.6x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 5.6 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.

279
Applications
87
Originated
26.9%
Denial Rate
$213,100
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Martin County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
43.7%
Top-3 share
54.0%
Book band
Concentrated book

In Martin County, lead originator 21st Mortgage funded 43.7% of 87 originated loans, above the county fleet's upper tercile (~16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 54.0% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Martin County's 279 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Martin County's $213,100 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Martin County

21st Mortgage funded 38 of the 87 loans originated in Martin County, 43.7% of the county. 36 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 Martin County borrowers.

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