Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
Metropolitan Statistical Area · MSA Code 37860
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among tracked metros, Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent ranks #108 of 418.
Mortgage lending activity in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA code 37860) recorded 27,117 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 12,993 of those and denied others at a rate of 16.0%, for an approval (origination) rate of 47.9%. The average loan amount across the MSA was $265,217 at an average note rate of 6.87%. 20 major lenders are tracked for this metro - Navy Federal Credit Union, DHI Mortgage Company, LTD., Rocket Mortgage lead by origination volume. Among the 418 metros tracked, Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent ranks #171 by denial rate (the 59th 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent denial rate averages across urban core, inner suburbs, and outer commuter communities with very different borrower profiles. A 16.0% denial rate at the MSA level can coexist with widely varying individual-lender denial rates; $265,217 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
In Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, lead originator Navy Federal Credit Union funded 10.1% of 12,993 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. metros (~8.7-12.8% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 22.6% of the book; a local credit union or regional bank still sits beside the national wholesalers.
Metros With a Similar Denial Rate
The metro areas closest to Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent's 16.0% denial rate among all 418 tracked MSAs.
Metros With Similar Application Volume
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent's 27,117 HMDA applications (deduped against the denial-rate neighbourhood).
Metros With a Similar Average Loan
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent's $265,217 average loan (deduped against denial and volume peers).
Lenders active in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro
Navy Federal Credit Union funded 1,315 of the 12,993 loans originated here, 10.1% of the metro. 20 reporting lenders follow.
| # | Lender | Originated | Applications | Avg Loan | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 1,315 | 2,482 | $179,206 | 10.1% |
| 2 | DHI Mortgage Company, LTD. | 829 | 1,156 | $292,266 | 6.4% |
| 3 | Rocket Mortgage | 795 | 1,133 | $234,214 | 6.1% |
| 4 | United Wholesale Mortgage | 726 | 1,036 | $332,819 | 5.6% |
| 5 | Regions Bank | 390 | 845 | $250,633 | 3.0% |
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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 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.