 Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council |
Press Release |
| For Immediate Release | July 14, 1998 |
Availability of Data on
1997 Mortgage Lending Transactions
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) announced today the availability of data on 1997 mortgage lending transactions at individual institutions in metropolitan areas throughout the nation. These data, in the form of disclosure statements, are available from the 7,925 lenders covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The FFIEC prepares and distributes the HMDA statements for individual lenders on behalf of its member agencies -- the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of Thrift Supervision, National Credit Union Administration, and Federal Reserve System -- and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Lenders are required to make the disclosure statements available at their home offices within three business days of receiving the statements. In addition, for other metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) in which they have offices, lenders must either make a copy of the statements available at one branch per MSA or provide a copy upon written request.
The disclosure statements cover home purchase and home improvement loans and contain information about loan originations, loan purchases, and applications that did not result in a loan. The 1997 data include a total of l6.4 million reported loans and applications, an increase of about 11 percent from 1996 that primarily reflects a large increase (19 percent) in refinancing activity in 1997. For most loans relating to property located in MSAs, the statements identify the geographic location, usually by census tract. The statements give information about three characteristics of applicants or borrowers: race or national origin, sex, and annual income.
By early August, the FFIEC will send aggregate and individual disclosure statements to a central depository in each metropolitan area for public inspection. The location of these central depositories can be obtained by calling the FFIEC - (202) 634-6526 or by visiting the FFIEC's Web site at this page:
In addition, the FFIEC makes HMDA data directly available to the public in various formats, including magnetic tape, PC diskette, and CD-ROM, and at the FFIEC Web site. Some are available in paper form (tables for 1997 showing the nationwide aggregates and key demographic information for metropolitan areas, for instance). An order form can be obtained by calling (202) 452-2016 (an automated response system) and selecting menu option 3, or by faxing a request for an order form to (202) 452-6497. The order form is also available at the FFIEC Web site. The order form is complete with descriptions of the various reports, prices, and formats. Advance orders may be placed to be filled when the data become available.
The FFIEC also provides data from the nation's eight private mortgage insurance (PMI) companies. The 1997 PMI data include information on approximately 1.2 million applications for mortgage insurance, about 1.0 million of which were to insure home purchase mortgages, and 0.2 million of which were to insure mortgages to refinance existing obligations. These data will be available at individual PMI companies, at the central depositories in each metropolitan area, and from the FFIEC. By early August, the data will be available at central depositories and from the FFIEC in the same types of reports and in the same formats as the HMDA data.
Questions about a HMDA report for a specific lender should be directed to the lender's supervisory agency at the number listed below:
Federal Reserve System, HMDA Assistance Line -- (202) 452-2016
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation -- (800) 934-3342
Office of Thrift Supervision, Reports Division -- (972) 281-2068
Comptroller of the Currency, Community and Consumer Policy -- (202) 874-4446
National Credit Union Administration, Office of Examination -- (703) 518-6392
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing -- (202) 755-7530