Douglas County

Wisconsin · FIPS 55031

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Douglas County ranks #1,070 of 3,210, and #35 of 72 in Wisconsin.

Mortgage lending activity in Douglas County, Wisconsin 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. Douglas County, Wisconsin saw 1,590 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 1,018 of those loans and denied 223, producing a denial rate of 14.0% and an approval (origination) rate of 64.0%. The average loan amount was $189,503 at an average note rate of 7.08%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $35K. 117 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 5.4x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 5.4 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.

1,590
Applications
1,018
Originated
14.0%
Denial Rate
$189,503
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Douglas County

Top-1 share
19.4%
Top-3 share
33.3%
Book band
Concentrated book

In Douglas County, lead originator Superior Choice Credit Union funded 19.4% of 1,018 originated loans, above the county fleet's upper tercile (~16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 33.3% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Douglas County's 1,590 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Douglas County's $189,503 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Douglas County

Superior Choice Credit Union funded 197 of the 1,018 loans originated in Douglas County, 19.4% of the county. 117 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 Douglas County borrowers.

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