Elmira
Metropolitan Statistical Area · MSA Code 21300
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among tracked metros, Elmira ranks #407 of 418.
Mortgage lending activity in the Elmira 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 Elmira Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA code 21300) recorded 2,157 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 1,352 of those and denied others at a rate of 15.6%, for an approval (origination) rate of 62.7%. The average loan amount across the MSA was $125,181 at an average note rate of 7.00%. 20 major lenders are tracked for this metro - Corning Credit Union, First Heritage Federal Credit Union, Movement Mortgage, LLC lead by origination volume. Among the 418 metros tracked, Elmira ranks #155 by denial rate (the 63rd percentile for approval-friendliness), and shares its 5-point denial-rate band with 241 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 Elmira denial rate averages across urban core, inner suburbs, and outer commuter communities with very different borrower profiles. A 15.6% denial rate at the MSA level can coexist with widely varying individual-lender denial rates; $125,181 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 Elmira
In Elmira, lead originator Corning Credit Union funded 20.6% of 1,352 originated loans, above the fleet's upper tercile (~12.8% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 45.0% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.
Metros With a Similar Denial Rate
The metro areas closest to Elmira's 15.6% denial rate among all 418 tracked MSAs.
Metros With Similar Application Volume
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Elmira's 2,157 HMDA applications (deduped against the denial-rate neighbourhood).
Metros With a Similar Average Loan
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Elmira's $125,181 average loan (deduped against denial and volume peers).
Lenders active in the Elmira metro
Corning Credit Union funded 279 of the 1,352 loans originated here, 20.6% of the metro. 20 reporting lenders follow.
| # | Lender | Originated | Applications | Avg Loan | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corning Credit Union | 279 | 379 | $92,467 | 20.6% |
| 2 | First Heritage Federal Credit Union | 199 | 273 | $84,084 | 14.7% |
| 3 | Movement Mortgage, LLC | 131 | 158 | $160,696 | 9.7% |
| 4 | Community Bank, N.A. | 91 | 114 | $119,298 | 6.7% |
| 5 | Rocket Mortgage | 73 | 118 | $145,169 | 5.4% |
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 Elmira 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 Elmira 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.