Fairbanks-College
Metropolitan Statistical Area · MSA Code 21820
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among tracked metros, Fairbanks-College ranks #400 of 418.
Mortgage lending activity in the Fairbanks-College 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 Fairbanks-College Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA code 21820) recorded 2,631 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 1,477 of those and denied others at a rate of 13.5%, for an approval (origination) rate of 56.1%. The average loan amount across the MSA was $264,111 at an average note rate of 6.66%. 20 major lenders are tracked for this metro - Newrez LLC, Global Federal Credit Union, Mt Mckinley Bank lead by origination volume. Among the 418 metros tracked, Fairbanks-College ranks #57 by denial rate (the 87th 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 Fairbanks-College denial rate averages across urban core, inner suburbs, and outer commuter communities with very different borrower profiles. A 13.5% denial rate at the MSA level can coexist with widely varying individual-lender denial rates; $264,111 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 Fairbanks-College
In Fairbanks-College, lead originator Newrez LLC funded 16.8% of 1,477 originated loans, above the fleet's upper tercile (~12.8% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 37.2% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.
Metros With a Similar Denial Rate
The metro areas closest to Fairbanks-College's 13.5% denial rate among all 418 tracked MSAs.
Metros With Similar Application Volume
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Fairbanks-College's 2,631 HMDA applications (deduped against the denial-rate neighbourhood).
Metros With a Similar Average Loan
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Fairbanks-College's $264,111 average loan (deduped against denial and volume peers).
Lenders active in the Fairbanks-College metro
Newrez LLC funded 248 of the 1,477 loans originated here, 16.8% of the metro. 20 reporting lenders follow.
| # | Lender | Originated | Applications | Avg Loan | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newrez LLC | 248 | 334 | $329,850 | 16.8% |
| 2 | Global Federal Credit Union | 178 | 286 | $195,070 | 12.1% |
| 3 | Mt Mckinley Bank | 123 | 165 | $234,576 | 8.3% |
| 4 | Mortgage Research Center | 105 | 187 | $324,037 | 7.1% |
| 5 | Denali State Bank | 96 | 135 | $268,630 | 6.5% |
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 Fairbanks-College 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 Fairbanks-College 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.