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BANKING & COMMUNITY

Perspectives

FEDERAL
RESERVE BANK
OF DALLAS

SUPPLEMENT

1998 Eleventh District HMDA Profile
The Federal Financial Institutions
Examination Council (FFIEC) has released
the 1998 home mortgage loan data
gathered under the Home Mortgage
Disclosure Act (HMDA). The national
data, released in August 1999, reflect
lending for nearly 8,000 institutions
covered by the act. This profile summarizes lending patterns for the United
States and 10 geographically diverse
metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) in
the Eleventh District, which includes
Texas, southern New Mexico and
northern Louisiana.

Home Purchase Loans
Figures 1 through 3 show the
percentage changes in home purchase
loans (conventional plus governmentinsured) from 1997 to 1998 by racial/
ethnic group and income level. Because
of smaller population and number of

loan originations in the four smaller
MSAs studied—Brownsville, Laredo, Las
Cruces and Shreveport—only percentage changes for the two largest ethnic
groups in each city are given. Table 1
contains the complete HMDA data
reflected in the figures.

National Lending Patterns
Nationally, as shown in Figure 1A,
home purchase loans increased in all
racial/ethnic categories, with the largest
increase—21 percent—among American
Indians. Loans to Hispanics increased
16 percent, followed by a 13 percent
increase for both Asians and Whites and
8 percent for Blacks. The category of
race unknown increased by more than
57 percent, representing almost 7 percent of all originations.
During 1998, home purchase loans
increased across all income levels, as
shown in Figure 1B. When the loan data
are segmented by income levels, low- or

moderate-income borrowers increased
by 19 percent, the largest percentage
increase of any income group.
Additionally, lending to low- or
moderate-income Black, Hispanic, White
and Asian borrowers increased at a
faster rate than that to their middle- and
upper-income counterparts across the
United States.

Racial/Ethnic Lending Patterns
in 10 MSAs
The six largest MSAs recorded increased total loan originations in 1998, as
shown in Figure 2. Dallas and Houston
had the largest percentage increases: 26
and 25, respectively. Fort Worth posted a
20 percent increase, followed by Austin,
with 19 percent, and El Paso and San
Antonio, both with 12 percent.
A snapshot of lending in the major
MSAs shows that:
• The percentage increases of
Hispanic borrowers were generally

Figure 1

1997– 98 Percent Change in Home Purchase Loans in the United States
A. Racial/Ethnic Group

B. Racial/Ethnic Group and Income Level

60

100
Low-moderate income
Middle income
Upper income

90
50

80
70

40

60
30

50
40

20

30
20

10

10
0

0
Total

American Indian

Asian

Black

Hispanic

White

Race unknown

Total

American Indian

NOTE: Total includes some unidentified groups.
DATA SOURCE: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, 1998 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reports.

Asian

Black

Hispanic

White

Race unknown

higher than the 16 percent national
average for Hispanics, with Dallas and
Houston recording the largest percentage gains, 38 and 26, respectively. The
lowest increases were 14 percent in El
Paso and 15 percent in San Antonio.
• The percentage increase of Black
borrowers was higher than the 8 percent
national average in four of the six larger
cities. Fort Worth recorded the highest
gain at 37 percent, followed by Dallas’
25 percent increase. Austin and San
Antonio had the smallest percentage
gains at 2 and 5, respectively.
• More American Indians received
home loans in the major cities, except in
El Paso and San Antonio, where lending
dropped 23 percent and 15 percent,
respectively, from 1997 to 1998.
• Among White borrowers, four
MSAs showed increases higher than the
13 percent national average, including
Houston at 25 percent and Dallas at 22
percent. In San Antonio and El Paso,
lending to Whites increased only 7
percent and 6 percent, respectively.
• Lending to Asians increased in all
six large MSAs, with the greatest gains in
Dallas, 31 percent; Fort Worth, 25
percent; and Houston, 22 percent.
• In all six of the largest MSAs, the
race unknown category increased by more
than 40 percent.
Among the four smaller MSAs, all
but Laredo were below the national
average of 15 percent for total lending
increases. Laredo saw a 20 percent jump
in total lending.
Lending in Shreveport increased
almost 6 percent for Blacks and about
8 percent for Whites. Lending to Hispanics rose 3 percent in Las Cruces,
nearly 5 percent in Brownsville and
18 percent in Laredo. Percentage gains
for Whites ranged from 7 in Las Cruces
to 17 in Brownsville and Laredo.

Lending Patterns by Racial/Ethnic
Group and Income
As seen in Figure 3, total lending to
low- or moderate-income borrowers
increased in all six of the larger MSAs,
with five experiencing sizable percentage
increases: 37 in Dallas, 25 in Austin and
El Paso, 23 in Houston and 19 in Fort
Worth. The percentage increases are
larger than the national average increase
of 19 percent for the low- or moderateincome category.

2

Figure 2

1997–98 Percent Change in Home Purchase Loans
in 10 Eleventh District MSAs by Racial/Ethnic Group*
Austin

Dallas

60

50

50

40

40
30
30
20
20
10

10
0

0
T

AI

A

B

H

W

RU

T

AI

A

B

H

W

RU

H

W

RU

H

W

RU

Fort Worth

El Paso
50

50
40

40

30
20

30

10
20

0
–10

10

–20
0

–30
T

AI

A

B

H

W

T

RU

AI

Houston
80

40

60

30

40

20

20

10

0

0
AI

A

B

B

San Antonio

50

T

A

H

W

RU

–20
T

AI

Brownsville

A

B

Laredo

20

25
20

15

15
10
10
5

5

0

0
Total

Hispanic

White

Total

Las Cruces

Hispanic

White

Shreveport

10

10

8

8

6

6

4

4

2

2

0

0
Total

Hispanic

White

Total

Black

White

* T, Total; AI, American Indian; A, Asian; B, Black; H, Hispanic; W, White; RU, race unknown.
NOTE: Total represents percentage change for entire MSA and includes some unidentified groups.
SOURCE: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, 1998 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reports.

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Figure 3

1997– 98 Percent Change in Home Purchase Loans
in 10 Eleventh District MSAs by Ethnicity* and Income Level
Austin

Dallas

100

60

80

50
40

60

30
40
20
20

10

0

0

–20

–10
T

AI

A

B

H

W

T

AI

El Paso

A

B

H

W

H

W

H

W

Fort Worth

140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
–20
–40
–60

60
40
20
0
–20
–40
T

AI

A

B

H

W

T

AI

A

B

San Antonio

Houston
50

60

40

40

30

20

20

0

10

–20
–40

0
T

AI

A

B

H

T

W

AI

Brownsville

A

B

Laredo

60

900

50

40

40

30

30
20
20
10

10

0

0
–10

–10
Total

Hispanic

White

Total

Las Cruces

Hispanic

White

Shreveport

25

16

20

12

15

8

10
4
5
0

0

–4

–5
–10

–8
Total

Hispanic

White

Low-moderate income

Total

Middle income

Black

White

Upper income

* T, Total; AI, American Indian; A, Asian; B, Black; H, Hispanic; W, White.
NOTE: Total represents percentage change for entire MSA and includes some unidentified groups.
SOURCE: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, 1998 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reports.

Middle-income borrowing also rose
significantly, ranging from a 9 percent
increase in El Paso to 25 percent in
Dallas and Houston, compared with a
national average increase of 15 percent.
In Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston,
lending to Black borrowers increased
significantly in all income categories.
Lending to low- or moderate-income
Blacks increased by 36 percent in Dallas
and 38 percent in Fort Worth. Lending to
middle-income Blacks increased by 21
percent in Houston and Dallas and by
almost 50 percent in Fort Worth. Lending
to upper-income Black borrowers increased by more than 18 percent in both
Fort Worth and Houston. In Austin lending increased by 2 percent for low- or
moderate-income Blacks and by 13 percent for upper-income Blacks, but declined by more than 10 percent for the
middle-income group.
Hispanics experienced increased
lending across all income categories in
the six large MSAs. Loans to low- or
moderate-income Hispanics increased by
42 percent in Dallas and 27 percent in
El Paso. Middle-income lending growth
ranged from almost 6 percent in Austin
and El Paso to more than 35 percent in
Fort Worth. Houston, Dallas and San
Antonio realized the largest increases to
upper-income Hispanic borrowers.
Lending to low- or moderate-income
White borrowers increased in five of the
six large MSAs, led by Dallas with a 33
percent gain. Lending decreased in El
Paso by 1 percent. Loans to middle- and
upper-income Whites increased in each
of the six large MSAs.
Loans made to Asian borrowers
increased in every income category in
Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and San
Antonio. In Dallas lending to low- or
moderate-income Asians increased by
52 percent and in Houston by 13 percent. Lending to middle-income Asians
increased by 21 percent in Dallas and
14 percent in Houston, where lending
also increased in the upper-income
category by almost 32 percent.
In the four smaller MSAs studied,
total loans to low- or moderate-income
borrowers increased. In Brownsville and
Laredo, lending to low- or moderateincome Hispanics increased by 17 percent and 19 percent, respectively, but
decreased in Las Cruces by more than 5
Continued on page 6

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Table 1

1998 Home Purchase Loans and 1997–98 Percentage Change by Racial/Ethnic Group and Income Level
United States

Austin

Dallas

El Paso

Fort Worth

1998
loans

Percent
change

1998
loans

Percent
change

1998
loans

Percent
change

1998
loans

Percent
change

1998
loans

Percent
change

4,549,997

15.0

27,477

19.1

72,082

25.6

6,977

11.6

32,438

20.3

18,087

21.1

101

50.7

242

11.5

49

–23.4

98

4.3

Asian

133,700

13.1

720

13.9

2,776

30.8

54

1.9

796

25.0

Black

279,093

8.5

959

1.7

4,566

24.7

155

10.7

1,603

36.7

Hispanic

294,639

15.8

3,078

19.0

6,132

38.1

4,450

13.5

2,320

22.9

3,382,196

12.9

19,841

18.8

51,129

22.5

1,481

5.6

24,260

16.7

302,606

57.8

1,474

46.2

4,591

46.3

349

40.7

2,174

47.0

1,093,295

18.7

7,138

25.4

19,519

36.7

1,700

24.7

10,123

18.6

5,173

33.7

27

8.0

81

19.1

18

–40.0

48

41.2

Asian

30,850

18.8

155

32.5

641

51.5

11

120.0

308

28.9

Black

115,427

10.7

438

2.3

2,127

35.9

21

23.5

742

37.7

Hispanic

113,266

17.6

1,699

25.2

4,190

42.0

1,458

27.4

1,487

21.5

White

750,819

17.2

4,350

27.2

11,214

33.3

113

–.9

6,846

14.7

53,159

80.5

257

63.7

812

57.7

52

92.6

441

40.4

1,055,568

14.6

6,892

11.0

18,268

25.1

1,939

9.2

8,872

22.9

3,849

35.4

28

47.4

80

27.0

18

5.9

28

0

Asian

35,992

12.1

222

37.9

774

21.1

8

33.3

220

20.9

Black

66,991

8.7

274

–10.5

1,304

21.2

51

50.0

502

49.9

Hispanic

74,957

12.8

790

5.8

1,125

26.8

1,410

5.7

521

35.7

776,389

12.7

4,888

11.0

13,189

24.8

315

17.1

6,703

19.6

60,886

64.8

309

45.8

1,042

34.5

65

85.7

481

30.0

1,620,469

14.4

12,736

18.4

32,844

18.6

3,234

6.7

12,889

18.4

4,214

25.5

45

95.7

76

–6.2

13

–23.5

19

–29.6

Asian

57,240

11.7

334

–.6

1,309

27.3

33

–17.5

246

20.0

Black

53,972

5.2

236

13.5

1,054

7.3

82

–5.7

341

18.4

Hispanic

77,464

16.1

548

18.6

746

29.1

1,518

8.8

292

10.6

1,243,290

11.9

10,072

17.2

25,915

16.1

1,027

2.9

10,436

15.8

122,561

55.6

819

47.0

2,345

46.7

225

26.4

1,055

49.0

Total
American Indian

White
Race unknown
Low-Moderate Income
Total
American Indian

Race unknown
Middle Income
Total
American Indian

White
Race unknown
Upper Income
Total
American Indian

White
Race unknown

NOTES:
1. Home purchase loans include both conventional and government-insured mortgage loans.
2. Loans by income categories may not add up to total loans because income is not available for some applicants.
3. Details do not add to totals because the table does not include the categories of “other” and “joint.”
4. Low or moderate income is defined as less than 80 percent of the HUD estimated median MSA income. Middle income is defined as greater than 80 percent and
less than 120 percent of median MSA income. Upper income is defined as greater than 120 percent of median MSA income.
SOURCE: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, 1998 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reports.

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Houston

San Antonio

Brownsville

Laredo

Las Cruces

Shreveport

1998
loans

Percent
change

1998
loans

Percent
change

1998
loans

Percent
change

1998
loans

Percent
change

1998
loans

Percent
change

1998
loans

Percent
change

72,422

25.5

22,941

11.8

2,476

8.3

2,055

20.4

2,506

8.0

5,522

9.5

279

40.2

52

–14.8

4

–20.0

8

166.7

35

12.9

21

75.0

3,383

22.0

275

11.3

17

–41.4

11

57.1

13

–7.1

23

–43.9

5,182

20.1

982

4.8

20

33.3

4

–42.9

23

43.8

862

5.5

10,279

25.8

6,766

14.8

1,462

4.7

1,720

18.1

1,055

3.2

49

14.0

45,713

25.0

11,587

6.6

733

16.9

155

16.5

1,104

7.4

4,212

8.4

5,114

42.5

1,810

72.2

117

11.4

93

66.1

124

77.1

260

59.5

19,961

23.2

5,289

6.8

398

17.4

500

24.4

735

2.1

1,476

10.0

90

38.5

15

–34.8

0

–100.0

1

–50.0

14

–12.5

5

25.0

889

12.8

56

47.4

0

0

2

100.0

3

200.0

5

0

2,177

17.7

259

–5.5

3

300.0

1

100.0

8

100.0

450

14.2

6,454

20.6

2,696

7.6

350

17.1

469

19.3

453

–5.2

22

29.4

8,862

22.5

1,890

2.8

32

3.2

10

900.0

201

3.6

947

7.1

1,065

91.9

207

83.2

11

120.0

13

333.3

28

211.1

38

100.0

16,646

25.5

5,888

17.5

433

4.6

479

–0.4

640

14.3

1,356

4.1

72

46.9

12

–20.0

1

100.0

2

200.0

15

87.5

4

33.3

832

13.5

68

7.9

0

–100.0

3

300.0

1

–80.0

8

–20.0

1,548

21.2

336

27.3

3

300.0

0

0

6

20.0

207

–5.5

2,148

32.8

2,015

21.1

324

–3.9

432

–4.2

332

23.4

5

–28.6

10,472

24.4

2,718

13.4

83

50.9

21

23.5

233

4.5

1,064

5.1

972

52.6

307

65.1

14

40.0

13

85.7

26

85.7

44

63.0

34,221

25.3

11,355

13.1

1,617

7.2

1,019

32.9

1,103

8.1

2,625

11.6

106

32.5

25

13.6

3

–25.0

5

400.0

6

–14.3

12

140.0

1,569

31.8

145

9.0

17

–39.3

6

0

8

0

9

–65.4

1,374

18.7

376

–1.3

14

–6.7

3

–57.1

9

28.6

201

–.5

1,535

32.3

1,989

23.5

775

2.8

781

35.8

260

–4.1

20

5.3

25,431

23.7

6,813

6.7

610

14.2

121

7.1

657

10.4

2,164

10.5

2,820

40.4

1,151

76.3

86

8.9

53

65.6

68

47.8

159

48.6

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Continued from page 3

percent. Lending to middle-income Hispanics decreased by 4 percent in Brownsville and Laredo and increased by more
than 23 percent in Las Cruces. In Laredo
loans to upper-income Hispanic borrowers increased by 36 percent.
In Shreveport lending to low- or
moderate-income Black borrowers increased by 14 percent and to White
borrowers by 7 percent. Loans to middleand upper-income Blacks in Shreveport
declined by 5 percent and 1 percent,
respectively.

Figure 4

1998 Home Purchase Loan Denial Rates by Ethnicity* and Income Level
Austin

Dallas

60

50

50

40

40
30
30
20
20
10

10
0

0
AI

A

B

H

W

B

H

W

H

W

H

W

Fort Worth
50

60

Figure 4 shows the home purchase
loan denial rates by race/ethnicity and
income for the 10 Eleventh District MSAs
studied. The FFIEC cautions that analysis
of the HMDA data alone is not sufficient
to determine whether market forces,
changes in underwriting practices, illegal
mortgage discrimination or other factors
caused the additional denials. Figure 4
illustrates that as income increased,
denial rates declined.
Table 2 contains the complete HMDA
data reflected in the figures. In the six
largest MSAs, the total denial rates
ranged from 22 percent in Dallas to
35 percent in El Paso. The denial rate
for low- or moderate-income applicants
was generally higher than that for middleand upper-income applicants.
White applicant denial rates were
generally lower than the denial rates for
Black and Hispanic applicants. The
differences between White and Black
applicants ranged from a low of 5
percentage points in Fort Worth to more
than 24 percentage points in Austin. The
differences in denial rates between
White and Hispanic applicants were 27
percentage points in Austin, about 15
percentage points in El Paso and San
Antonio and less than 5 percentage
points in Fort Worth. Denial rates for
Asian applicants were generally lower
than those for other racial/ethnic groups.
In the smaller MSAs, total denial
rates ranged from 32 percent in Shreveport to 48 percent in Laredo.
For additional HMDA data, see the
FFIEC web site, http://www.ffiec.gov, or
call (800) 333-4460, ext. 5377. ◗

A

El Paso
70

Loan Application Denials

AI

40

50
40

30

30

20

20
10

10
0

0
AI

A

B

H

W

AI

A

Houston

B

San Antonio
70

50

60

40

50
30

40

20

30
20

10

10
0

0
AI

A

B

H

AI

W

A

B

Brownsville

Laredo

70

80

60

70
60

50

50

40

40
30

30

20

20

10

10

0

0
Hispanic

White

Hispanic

Lac Cruces

White

Shreveport

70

50

60

40

50
40

30

30

20

20
10

10
0

0
Hispanic

White

Low-moderate income

Black

Middle income

White

Upper income

* AI, American Indian; A, Asian; B, Black; H, Hispanic; W, White.
SOURCE: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, 1998 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reports.

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Table 2

1998 Home Purchase Loan Denial Rates by Ethnicity and Income Level
Austin
Total
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Low-Moderate Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Middle Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Upper Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White

Denial
rate
27.2%
27.8%
12.3%
45.3%
48.3%
21.0%
48.5%
43.9%
20.2%
59.3%
57.6%
41.9%
24.3%
21.4%
12.7%
34.9%
40.6%
19.5%
10.4%
16.1%
8.7%
19.6%
22.4%
9.2%

Total
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Low-Moderate Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Middle Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Upper Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White

Denial
rate
35.4%
60.5%
21.2%
37.2%
39.0%
23.4%
53.2%
67.4%
31.6%
48.2%
53.2%
51.5%
38.9%
56.0%
38.5%
40.0%
38.4%
34.5%
21.7%
38.1%
18.5%
36.2%
25.2%
15.0%

Total
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Low-Moderate Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Middle Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Upper Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White

Denial
rate
24.6%
28.1%
11.3%
33.3%
30.2%
23.1%
42.2%
42.9%
16.7%
46.1%
35.4%
46.1%
25.5%
28.7%
11.0%
30.2%
27.5%
24.8%
11.3%
16.3%
9.7%
21.5%
18.6%
9.9%

Applications
47,133
180
1,010
2,380
8,181
30,504
17,482
66
223
1,382
5,343
9,194
10,413
42
276
496
1,630
6,841
15,520
56
402
331
812
12,049

Dallas
Not
Originations accepted*
27,477
4,106
101
17
720
76
959
207
3,078
833
19,841
2,535
7,138
1,865
27
10
155
23
438
124
1,699
566
4,350
993
6,892
989
28
5
222
19
274
49
790
178
4,888
620
12,736
1,168
45
2
334
33
236
30
548
82
10,072
869

Denied
12,837
50
124
1,077
3,949
6,409
8,479
29
45
820
3,078
3,851
2,532
9
35
173
662
1,333
1,616
9
35
65
182
1,108

Total
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Low-Moderate Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Middle Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Upper Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White

Denial
rate
22.1%
24.5%
10.5%
30.8%
29.2%
21.1%
40.2%
41.0%
16.5%
42.1%
33.5%
42.4%
19.4%
19.8%
9.8%
25.0%
26.7%
18.3%
9.8%
11.7%
9.5%
17.7%
15.8%
9.1%

Total
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Low-Moderate Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Middle Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Upper Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White

Denial
rate
27.3%
33.0%
12.4%
32.0%
31.8%
27.4%
43.4%
49.2%
16.1%
41.3%
37.3%
45.0%
24.9%
22.0%
10.6%
29.3%
26.6%
24.9%
12.0%
14.8%
11.3%
18.4%
17.3%
11.5%

Total
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Low-Moderate Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Middle Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Upper Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White

Denial
rate
34.0%
44.1%
16.4%
40.5%
43.4%
29.0%
55.2%
69.4%
28.1%
59.6%
56.2%
53.9%
34.9%
37.0%
15.2%
34.0%
39.5%
32.2%
15.7%
15.6%
14.2%
23.0%
22.7%
13.8%

Not
Originations accepted*
6,977
1,195
49
17
54
13
155
19
4,450
846
1,481
206
1,700
445
18
13
11
2
21
8
1,458
374
113
35
1,939
346
18
4
8
0
51
3
1,410
268
315
56
3,234
391
13
0
33
11
82
8
1,518
198
1,027
114

Denied
4,957
101
22
115
3,743
562
2,440
64
6
27
2,081
157
1,452
28
5
36
1,047
195
1,003
8
10
51
578
202

Denied
25,434
112
394
2,729
3,064
16,755
16,037
73
138
1,884
2,407
10,343
4,945
23
90
505
467
3,298
3,923
11
149
263
158
2,845

Applications
55,795
221
1,089
2,936
4,235
41,492
22,455
118
398
1,459
2,781
16,047
13,587
41
274
802
832
10,235
16,027
27
311
478
392
12,871

Not
Originations accepted*
32,438
5,210
98
20
796
84
1,603
236
2,320
380
24,260
3,963
10,123
2,587
48
12
308
26
742
115
1,487
257
6,846
1,982
8,872
1,328
28
4
220
25
502
65
521
90
6,703
980
12,889
1,221
19
4
246
30
341
49
292
32
10,436
955

Denied
15,251
73
135
939
1,347
11,354
9,745
58
64
602
1,037
7,219
3,387
9
29
235
221
2,552
1,917
4
35
88
68
1,480

San Antonio

Houston
Applications
123,020
531
4,783
11,153
18,906
74,074
43,299
203
1,183
5,173
12,025
21,299
26,391
122
1,041
2,703
3,565
16,328
42,782
147
1,958
2,116
2,151
31,052

Not
Originations accepted*
72,082
10,149
242
45
2,776
242
4,566
873
6,132
862
51,129
6,908
19,519
4,343
81
24
641
58
2,127
465
4,190
586
11,214
2,811
18,268
2,313
80
13
774
57
1,304
212
1,125
160
13,189
1,581
32,844
3,235
76
7
1,309
115
1,054
166
746
95
25,915
2,404

Fort Worth

El Paso
Applications
14,014
167
104
309
9,601
2,401
4,585
95
19
56
3,913
305
3,737
50
13
90
2,725
566
4,628
21
54
141
2,294
1,343

Applications
114,981
458
3,748
8,856
10,507
79,222
39,899
178
837
4,476
7,183
24,368
25,526
116
921
2,021
1,752
18,068
40,002
94
1,573
1,483
999
31,164

Not
Originations accepted*
72,422
12,082
279
58
3,383
405
5,182
1,266
10,279
1,980
45,713
7,081
19,961
5,056
90
26
889
96
2,177
611
6,454
1,310
8,862
2,616
16,646
3,014
72
15
832
94
1,548
340
2,148
435
10,472
1,805
34,221
3,725
106
17
1,569
200
1,374
287
1,535
215
25,431
2,558

Denied
30,323
149
539
3,717
5,707
17,122
18,282
87
198
2,385
4,261
9,821
6,731
35
115
815
982
4,051
4,836
24
189
455
401
3,063

Applications
45,113
136
428
2,102
15,914
20,957
15,919
62
96
801
8,016
5,899
11,077
27
92
588
4,116
4,914
15,106
32
190
552
2,924
8,885

Not
Originations accepted*
22,941
4,606
52
11
275
44
982
169
6,766
1,575
11,587
2,325
5,289
1,842
15
4
56
13
259
65
2,696
818
1,890
832
5,888
1,318
12
5
68
10
336
52
2,015
476
2,718
616
11,355
1,376
25
2
145
18
376
49
1,989
270
6,813
846

Denied
15,353
60
70
852
6,912
6,069
8,788
43
27
477
4,502
3,177
3,871
10
14
200
1,625
1,580
2,375
5
27
127
665
1,226

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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS • PERSPECTIVES • 1998 HMDA SUPPLEMENT 7

Table 2 (continued)

1998 Home Purchase Loan Denial Rates by Ethnicity and Income Level
Brownsville
Total
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Low-Moderate Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Middle Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Upper Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White

Denial
rate
34.1%
22.2%
16.0%
35.9%
40.4%
18.0%
56.3%
100.0%
75.0%
42.9%
56.7%
47.4%
46.6%
0%
100.0%
50.0%
48.6%
33.3%
21.8%
0%
0%
31.8%
27.4%
13.4%

Total
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Low-Moderate Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Middle Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Upper Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White

Denial
rate
40.1%
59.6%
51.4%
41.5%
47.9%
27.9%
58.0%
70.5%
66.7%
54.2%
60.6%
49.4%
37.0%
50.0%
88.9%
40.0%
38.5%
30.3%
22.4%
50.0%
16.7%
35.7%
33.0%
16.0%

Applications
4,866
9
25
39
3,285
1,090
1,134
2
4
7
1,007
76
1,021
1
1
8
821
141
2,372
4
17
22
1,247
799

Laredo

Not
Originations accepted*
2,476
453
4
1
17
1
20
3
1,462
318
733
102
398
98
0
0
0
1
3
1
350
86
32
8
433
112
1
0
0
0
3
1
324
98
83
11
1,617
238
3
1
17
0
14
1
775
130
610
82

Denied
1,658
2
4
14
1,328
196
638
2
3
3
571
36
476
0
1
4
399
47
517
0
0
7
342
107

Total
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Low-Moderate Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Middle Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Upper Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White

Denial
rate
48.3%
41.2%
25.0%
57.1%
50.1%
33.5%
62.2%
75.0%
33.3%
0%
61.5%
72.9%
56.3%
0%
40.0%
100.0%
56.4%
50.0%
33.1%
40.0%
16.7%
55.6%
36.3%
18.8%

Total
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Low-Moderate Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Middle Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
Upper Income
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White

Denial
rate
31.8%
42.3%
10.0%
40.6%
27.8%
30.1%
48.3%
64.7%
16.7%
48.4%
33.3%
48.0%
33.9%
56.3%
10.0%
41.8%
50.0%
32.0%
18.9%
12.5%
10.0%
26.7%
19.2%
17.7%

Las Cruces
Applications
5,903
114
35
53
3,234
1,918
2,526
61
12
24
1,749
542
1,372
36
9
10
793
406
1,669
14
12
14
540
858

Applications
5,696
17
20
14
4,971
319
1,996
4
3
2
1,832
59
1,560
3
5
3
1,420
60
1,877
10
12
9
1,514
181

Not
Originations accepted*
2,055
695
8
2
11
4
4
2
1,720
607
155
41
500
255
1
0
2
0
1
1
469
236
10
6
479
202
2
1
3
0
0
0
432
187
21
9
1,019
237
5
1
6
4
3
1
781
184
121
26

Denied
2,752
7
5
8
2,488
107
1,241
3
1
0
1,127
43
879
0
2
3
801
30
621
4
2
5
549
34

Shreveport

Not
Originations accepted*
2,506
748
35
8
13
3
23
4
1,055
494
1,104
191
735
326
14
4
3
1
8
3
453
236
201
73
640
225
15
3
1
0
6
0
332
156
233
50
1,103
192
6
1
8
2
9
0
260
102
657
64

Denied
2,365
68
18
22
1,550
535
1,465
43
8
13
1,060
268
507
18
8
4
305
123
374
7
2
5
178
137

Applications
10,611
52
30
1,896
79
7,730
3,707
17
6
1,037
33
2,447
2,527
16
10
426
12
1,928
3,638
16
10
311
26
2,968

Not
Originations accepted*
5,522
1,097
21
6
23
1
862
156
49
3
4,212
854
1,476
439
5
1
5
0
450
85
22
0
947
325
1,356
314
4
3
8
1
207
41
5
1
1,064
247
2,625
327
12
2
9
0
201
27
20
1
2,164
278

Denied
3,373
22
3
769
22
2,328
1,792
11
1
502
11
1,175
857
9
1
178
6
617
686
2
1
83
5
526

* Applications approved but not accepted by customer.
NOTES:
1. Application totals do not include applications that were withdrawn or whose files were closed.
2. Low or moderate income is defined as less than 80 percent of the HUD estimated median MSA income. Middle income is defined as greater than 80 percent
and less than 120 percent of median MSA income. Upper income is defined as greater than 120 percent of median MSA income.
SOURCE: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, 1998 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Reports.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Community Affairs Office
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January 2000