HI · Statewide HMDA 2024

Hawaii mortgage lending

According to the CFPB HMDA 2024 Snapshot, 261 reporting lenders · 4 counties · 2 metros.

Volume rank is not origination-share rank

According to the CFPB HMDA 2024 Snapshot, Hawaii ranks #45 of 54 by application volume but #35 of 52 states with 10,000+ applications on origination share (50.2%). Wisconsin leads that origination-share board at 64.0% on 214,597 applications. Volume rank is not origination-share rank.

#35
Origination-share rank of 52
50.2%
Origination share
16,087
Originated
22.4%
Denial rate

According to the CFPB HMDA 2024 Snapshot. Origination share is originated divided by applications among states and territories with 10,000+ applications (the same floor as the national denial board). See /methodology#corpus-placement. Informational reporting, not mortgage advice.

CFPB HMDA state filing plate

State HI · Hawaii 22.4% denial

VOL-TRACE · DEN-SPIKE · CLEAR-PEER · ORIG-FLOOR · BOOK-FULL · LEAD-MIX

  • VOL-TRACE #45/54
  • DEN-SPIKE 22.4%
  • CLEAR-PEER Mississippi
  • ORIG-FLOOR 50.2%
  • BOOK-FULL 261 lenders
  • LEAD-MIX 8% top

Photo-finish peer: Mississippi · 21.8% denial (-0.6pp vs Hawaii)

2024 HMDA Snapshot state sheet, volume rank, denial band, origination share, and reporter book. Informational reporting only.

Denial-rate neighbourhood · Hawaii

Poles and nearest peers by statewide HMDA denial rate, not a full state roster.

Denial band
Hawaii · this state22.4%Mississippi · near21.8%Louisiana · near21.0%West Virginia · near20.7%Florida · near19.8%Guam · lowest7.6%

Nationwide states with similar HMDA denial rate or application volume

Two statewide peer sets for Hawaii: nearest jurisdictions by denial rate and by mortgage applications filed. These are cross-state neighborhoods, distinct from the denial-band chart above.

Top lenders by originations · Hawaii

Funded loans among HMDA-reporting institutions active in this state.

State market
1. United Wholesale Mortgage1K2. First Hawaiian Bank1K3. Bank of Hawaii1K4. American Savings Bank9935. Rocket Mortgage9796. Freedom Mortgage Corporat…7257. Hawaii State Federal Cred…6598. Central Pacific Bank487

Where Hawaii sits by application volume

2024 CFPB HMDA states and territories, bucketed by mortgage applications filed

32,060 17th percentile higher than 17% of 54 states and territories

This state 0 1,200,000 states and territories, grouped by applications

Each bar is a 150,000-applications band. The dashed line and filled bar mark this state. Hover, tap, or focus a bar for its count and population share.

Source CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset · 2024 reporting year

Top counties by originations · Hawaii

In-state county volume from the same HMDA county board linked below.

County mix
1. Honolulu County11K2. Hawaii County3K3. Maui County2K4. Kauai County789

How to read this state sheet. Hawaii filed 32,060 HMDA-reported applications in 2024 (#45 of 54 by volume) with a 22.4% denial rate - 5.3pp above the national 17.2% baseline. Asian applicants (9,516 apps) show 24.7% denial; White applicants (7,444 apps) show 21.8% denial - rates on groups below 100 applications are marked too small to read. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.

Nearby Lenders in Hawaii

Top HMDA-reporting lenders active in Hawaii. Compare any two side-by-side for rates, denial rates, and loan mix.

# Lender Originated Market Share
1 United Wholesale Mortgage 1,315 8.2%
2 First Hawaiian Bank 1,256 7.8%
3 Bank of Hawaii 1,212 7.5%
4 American Savings Bank 993 6.2%
5 Rocket Mortgage 979 6.1%

Reported outcomes by applicant race in Hawaii

CFPB derived race categories. HMDA carries no credit score, debt-to-income ratio or down payment, so a gap between these rows is an outcome difference and never, on its own, evidence of discrimination.

Race Applications Approval Rate Denial Rate
Asian 9,516 54.9% 24.7%
White 7,444 54.2% 21.8%
Joint 2,648 60.6% 18.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2,295 43.3% 31.9%
2 or more minority races 1,407 52.5% 26.5%
Black or African American 578 48.3% 21.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native 179 45.3% 27.4%

Every county in Hawaii, by lending volume

County totals sum the filings geocoded to that county, so they reconcile to the state row above rather than to any single lender's book.

County Applications Originated Denial Rate Avg Loan
Honolulu County 21,031 10,727 22.0% $505,779
Hawaii County 5,608 2,764 22.1% $469,155
Maui County 3,751 1,772 24.6% $1,031,446
Kauai County 1,588 789 24.4% $622,248

Metro Areas in Hawaii

Frequently Asked Questions

How many mortgage applications were filed in Hawaii?
In the 2024 HMDA reporting year, 32,060 mortgage applications were filed in Hawaii. Of these, 16,087 were originated (approved and funded), while 7,190 were denied, resulting in a denial rate of 22.4%.
Where does Hawaii sit among U.S. states for mortgage volume?
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume across U.S. states and territories, Hawaii ranks #45 of 54. On origination share (originated divided by applications, 10,000-application floor) it ranks #35 of 52 at 50.2%. The /states hub sorts by application volume for this ranking basis. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
What is the mortgage denial rate in Hawaii?
The mortgage denial rate in Hawaii is 22.4%, meaning 22.4% of all applications were denied by lenders. The approval (origination) rate is 50.2%.
What is the average mortgage loan amount in Hawaii?
The average mortgage loan amount in Hawaii is $568,978. The average interest rate across all loan types is 6.931%.
How many mortgage lenders operate in Hawaii?
261 mortgage lenders reported HMDA data for Hawaii. These include banks, credit unions, and independent mortgage companies that filed lending activity for this state.
How do mortgage denial rates vary by demographics in Hawaii?
Hawaii reports demographic lending data under HMDA. Asian applicants (9,516 applications) have an approval rate of 54.9% and denial rate of 24.7%; White applicants (7,444 applications) have an approval rate of 54.2% and denial rate of 21.8%; Joint applicants (2,648 applications) have an approval rate of 60.6% and denial rate of 18.2%. These figures reflect derived race categories as reported by applicants, and cover only groups with at least 100 applications, since a rate computed on a handful of applications is not readable.
Which counties in Hawaii have the most mortgage activity?
The top counties by mortgage volume in Hawaii are Honolulu County (10,727 originations), Hawaii County (2,764 originations), Maui County (1,772 originations). There are 4 counties with HMDA mortgage data in the state.

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. State geography per U.S. Census Bureau standards.

Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Demographic data reflects derived categories as reported by applicants. Provided for informational purposes only.

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