Mortgages
This dashboard provides access to data about mortgages, which are closed-end loans used to purchase or refinance a primary residence, vacation home, or investment property. Junior liens and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) are excluded.
Data snapshot
640,714
Mortgages originated
(April 2019)
$179.0 billion
Dollar volume of new mortgages
(April 2019)
6.5% increase
In year-over-year originations
(April 2019)
36.1% increase
In year-over-year inquiries
(August 2019)
1.6% decrease
In year-over-year credit tightness
(November 2018)
Origination activity
Lending levels
The number and volume of mortgages originated each month.
Year-over-year changes
Year-over-year changes in the number and volume of mortgages originated by month.
Geographic changes
Geographic distribution of the year-over-year change in the volume of mortgages originated.
Inquiry activity
Inquiry index
The number of consumers with mortgage inquiries (hard credit pulls) each month indexed to January 2009 levels.
Credit tightness index
The number of consumers with mortgage inquiries and no subsequent loan opening each month indexed to January 2009 levels.
Borrower risk profiles
Volume of mortgages by credit score
Exploring the origination of mortgages to consumers at different credit score levels.
Year-over-year changes by credit score
Detailing the year-over-year changes in origination activity for mortgages by credit score.
Lending to low-to-moderate income neighborhoods
Volume of mortgages by income level
Examining the origination of mortgages to consumers based on the income level of the neighborhood in which they reside.
Year-over-year changes by credit score
Detailing the year-over-year changes in origination activity for mortgages by income level.
Lending by borrower age
Volume of mortgages by age group
Exploring how lending activity is changing for borrowers by age.
Year-over-year changes by borrower age
Detailing the year-over-year changes in origination activity for mortgages by borrower age.