Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
Metropolitan Statistical Area · MSA Code 12420
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among tracked metros, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos ranks #24 of 418.
Mortgage lending activity in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro area based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this geography during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.
Metro-area mortgage activity. The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA code 12420) recorded 95,346 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 46,584 of those and denied others at a rate of 13.4%, for an approval (origination) rate of 48.9%. The average loan amount across the MSA was $419,969 at an average note rate of 6.54%. 20 major lenders are tracked for this metro - United Wholesale Mortgage, Lennar Mortgage, LLC, Cmg Mortgage INC lead by origination volume. Among the 418 metros tracked, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos ranks #53 by denial rate (the 88th percentile for approval-friendliness), and shares its 5-point denial-rate band with 117 other tracked metros.
What MSA numbers tell you, and what they don't. Metro area boundaries are defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and typically span multiple counties, so a single Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos denial rate averages across urban core, inner suburbs, and outer commuter communities with very different borrower profiles. A 13.4% denial rate at the MSA level can coexist with widely varying individual-lender denial rates; $419,969 average loan size reflects the MSA's property values and the borrower pool that actually applied, not any single neighborhood. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.
Lender concentration in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, lead originator United Wholesale Mortgage funded only 6.8% of 46,584 originated loans, below the fleet's lower tercile (~8.7% top-1 share). The top three reporters together hold 15.3% of the book, so shopping across channels still meets many active filers.
Metros With a Similar Denial Rate
The metro areas closest to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos's 13.4% denial rate among all 418 tracked MSAs.
Metros With Similar Application Volume
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos's 95,346 HMDA applications (deduped against the denial-rate neighbourhood).
Metros With a Similar Average Loan
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos's $419,969 average loan (deduped against denial and volume peers).
Lenders active in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro
United Wholesale Mortgage funded 3,160 of the 46,584 loans originated here, 6.8% of the metro. 20 reporting lenders follow.
| # | Lender | Originated | Applications | Avg Loan | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Wholesale Mortgage | 3,160 | 4,071 | $453,853 | 6.8% |
| 2 | Lennar Mortgage, LLC | 2,102 | 2,691 | $258,096 | 4.5% |
| 3 | Cmg Mortgage INC | 1,876 | 2,541 | $418,526 | 4.0% |
| 4 | DHI Mortgage Company, LTD. | 1,832 | 2,371 | $320,803 | 3.9% |
| 5 | Rocket Mortgage | 1,613 | 2,378 | $382,742 | 3.5% |
Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. Metropolitan Statistical Areas defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos borrowers.
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Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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.