El Centro Mortgage Lending in 2025

Explore mortgage lending activity in El Centro (MSA/MD Code 20940) using official HMDA public records. Review underwriting outcomes, borrower characteristics, and regional lending benchmarks.

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) / Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) • Dataset: 2025 Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset • Updated: June 2, 2026 • Methodology →
Metropolitan Area 20940
1,178 Loans Originated
• Primary State: California (CA)
• $405.79 Million Originated Volume
• $345,000 Median Loan
Actionable Applications 1,550 +10.40% vs 2024
Approval Rate 80.26% -1.36 pp vs 2024
Denial Rate 19.74% +1.36 pp vs 2024
Loan Originations 1,178 +7.88% vs 2024
Originated Volume $405.79 Million +12.60% vs 2024

Credit Decision Outcomes (2025)

Outcomes for 1,550 actionable applications (Actions 1, 2, and 3).

80.26%
19.74%
1,244 approved 306 denied
Action 1: Originated
1,178 (76.00%)
Action 2: Approved not accepted
66 (4.26%)
Action 3: Denied
306 (19.74%)
Action 4: Withdrawn (not in denominator)
324 —
Action 5: Incomplete (not in denominator)
140 —
How to read this: Approval rate uses Actions 1, 2, and 3. Actions 4 and 5 are excluded from the credit decision denominator. Read the full methodology →

How El Centro Compares

Metro vs. State Baseline (2025)

Metric El Centro California
Actionable Apps 1,550 404,468
Approval Rate 80.26% 84.45%
Denial Rate 19.74% 15.55%
Originations 1,178 322,897
Originated Volume $405.79 Million $227.16 Billion
Median Loan $345,000 $575,000
Compared against California statewide baseline in 2025.

Lending Trends in El Centro

Year-over-year shifts: 2025 vs. 2024

Metric 2024 2025 Change
Consumer Universe 1,829 2,014 +10.11%
Actionable Apps 1,404 1,550 +10.40%
Originations 1,092 1,178 +7.88%
Approval Rate 81.62% 80.26% -1.36 pp
Denial Rate 18.38% 19.74% +1.36 pp
Median Loan $335,000 $345,000 +2.99%
Dollar Volume $360.39 Million $405.79 Million +12.60%

Applications by Borrower Income (El Centro)

Approval and denial rates across gross annual income tiers (2025)

Income Bracket Apps Approval % Denial %
$100k–$149,999 481 87.94% 12.06%
$150k+ 289 84.08% 15.92%
$50k–$99,999 548 79.01% 20.99%
<$50k 120 53.33% 46.67%
Income unavailable/entity 112 72.32% 27.68%
Gross annual borrower income relied upon during credit underwriting. Descriptive figures only; does not establish causation.

Geographic Market Context

Regional integration within California (2025)

Official Geographic Designation: Metropolitan Statistical Area / Division 20940, anchored in California (CA).
Metro Share of State Apps 0.38%
Metro Share of State Volume 0.18%
Geographic Notice: OpenFileData reports verified OMB-designated metropolitan boundaries. Detailed county-level vector choropleths are omitted unless authoritative polygon geometries and county-level consumer records are officially available, preventing data fabrication.

Parent State Association

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El Centro is part of OpenFileData’s statewide coverage of California. View statewide approval benchmarks, metropolitan rankings, and institution profiles across all reporting jurisdictions.

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Statewide Actionable Applications: 404,468
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Methodology

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Methodology & Disclosures

Credit Decision Denominator Rule: Approval and denial rates are calculated strictly among actionable applications reaching a formal credit underwriting decision (Actions 1, 2, and 3: loan originated, approved but not accepted, denied). Applications withdrawn by borrower (Action 4) and closed for incompleteness (Action 5) are tracked in the broader Consumer Mortgage Universe for market completeness but excluded from credit decision rates as no underwriting decision occurred.

Official Data Source & Freeze Date: Official Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) records published by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Primary analysis uses the 2025 Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (frozen June 2, 2026); historical baseline uses the 2024 One-Year National Loan-Level Dataset (frozen June 2, 2026).

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For complete technical formulas, SQL implementations, and data definitions, read the full Mortgage Lending Methodology Specification.