Grays Harbor County

Washington · FIPS 53027

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Grays Harbor County ranks #663 of 3,210, and #15 of 39 in Washington.

Mortgage lending activity in Grays Harbor County, Washington 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. Grays Harbor County, Washington saw 3,395 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 1,810 of those loans and denied 571, producing a denial rate of 16.8% and an approval (origination) rate of 53.3%. The average loan amount was $249,677 at an average note rate of 7.04%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $38K. 202 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 6.6x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 6.6 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.

3,395
Applications
1,810
Originated
16.8%
Denial Rate
$249,677
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Grays Harbor County

Top-1 share
11.0%
Top-3 share
24.4%
Book band
Balanced book

In Grays Harbor County, lead originator Guild Mortgage Company funded 11.0% of 1,810 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. counties (~10.9-16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 24.4% 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 Grays Harbor County's 3,395 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Grays Harbor County's $249,677 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Grays Harbor County

Guild Mortgage Company funded 199 of the 1,810 loans originated in Grays Harbor County, 11.0% of the county. 202 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 Grays Harbor County borrowers.

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