Washington County

Vermont · FIPS 50023

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Washington County ranks #928 of 3,210, and #3 of 14 in Vermont.

Mortgage lending activity in Washington County, Vermont 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. Washington County, Vermont saw 2,000 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 1,206 of those loans and denied 270, producing a denial rate of 13.5% and an approval (origination) rate of 60.3%. The average loan amount was $230,055 at an average note rate of 7.11%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $36K. 92 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 6.4x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 6.4 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.

2,000
Applications
1,206
Originated
13.5%
Denial Rate
$230,055
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Washington County

Top-1 share
21.8%
Top-3 share
42.7%
Book band
Concentrated book

In Washington County, lead originator EastRise Federal Credit Union funded 21.8% of 1,206 originated loans, above the county fleet's upper tercile (~16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 42.7% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Washington County's 2,000 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Washington County's $230,055 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Washington County

EastRise Federal Credit Union funded 263 of the 1,206 loans originated in Washington County, 21.8% of the county. 92 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 Washington County borrowers.

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