VA Loan Statistics

If you are seeking additional VA Loan data or have a specific question on the program, contact
Veterans United Director of Communications:
Jon Galloway
573.445.7999

The VA Home Loan is an amazing benefit that has helped more than 20 million veterans achieve the dream of homeownership. Created in 1944, the program continues to provide borrowers with mortgage and refinancing options with flexible requirements, lower fees and no required mortgage insurance or down payment for those who qualify.

In a time of tight lending, the VA Loan has emerged as a lifeline for veterans and military families. Nationally, VA Loan volume has surged nearly 170 percent since 2007.

This interactive map allows you to get a current snapshot and recent VA Loan data for each state. There's also national data below.

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Snapshot of State... (2012)
VA Purchase Loans:
(decrease since last year0.0)
VA Refinance Loans:
(decrease since last year0.0)
VA Loan Total: 0
(decrease since last year0.0)

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Snapshot of Alabama (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 4075
(decrease since last year-6.4)
VA Refinance Loans: 7597
(increase since last year80.4)
VA Loan Total: 11672
(increase since last year36.3)

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Snapshot of Alaska (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 1628
(decrease since last year-5.1)
VA Refinance Loans: 3553
(increase since last year105.9)
VA Loan Total: 5181
(increase since last year50.5)

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Snapshot of Arizona (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 6697
(increase since last year6.2)
VA Refinance Loans: 9095
(increase since last year81.3)
VA Loan Total: 15792
(increase since last year39.5)

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Snapshot of Arkansas (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 1969
(increase since last year5.1)
VA Refinance Loans: 3188
(increase since last year92.5)
VA Loan Total: 5157
(increase since last year46.1)

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Snapshot of California (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 18108
(increase since last year10.6)
VA Refinance Loans: 26693
(increase since last year150.4)
VA Loan Total: 44801
(increase since last year65.8)

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Snapshot of Colorado (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 7418
(increase since last year11.4)
VA Refinance Loans: 15411
(increase since last year106.3)
VA Loan Total: 22829
(increase since last year61.6)

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Snapshot of Connecticut (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 871
(increase since last year7.8)
VA Refinance Loans: 1329
(increase since last year105.1)
VA Loan Total: 2200
(increase since last year51.1)

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Snapshot of Delaware (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 702
(increase since last year17.6)
VA Refinance Loans: 1384
(increase since last year120.7)
VA Loan Total: 2086
(increase since last year70.4)

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Snapshot of Florida (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 13975
(increase since last year9.2)
VA Refinance Loans: 18663
(increase since last year91.3)
VA Loan Total: 32638
(increase since last year44.7)

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Snapshot of Georgia (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 8239
(increase since last year5.2)
VA Refinance Loans: 14503
(increase since last year69.6)
VA Loan Total: 22742
(increase since last year38.8)

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Snapshot of Hawaii (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 1260
(decrease since last year-0.2)
VA Refinance Loans: 3651
(increase since last year175.3)
VA Loan Total: 4911
(increase since last year89.8)

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Snapshot of Idaho (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 1427
(increase since last year25.1)
VA Refinance Loans: 2506
(increase since last year93.4)
VA Loan Total: 3933
(increase since last year61.4)

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Snapshot of Illinois (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 3722
(increase since last year19.8)
VA Refinance Loans: 7477
(increase since last year78.8)
VA Loan Total: 11199
(increase since last year53.6)

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Snapshot of Indiana (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 2854
(increase since last year13.8)
VA Refinance Loans: 5565
(increase since last year70.4)
VA Loan Total: 8419
(increase since last year45.9)

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Snapshot of Iowa (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 1300
(increase since last year22.9)
VA Refinance Loans: 2092
(increase since last year103.5)
VA Loan Total: 3392
(increase since last year62.6)

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Snapshot of Kansas (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 2217
(increase since last year11.5)
VA Refinance Loans: 3305
(increase since last year77.1)
VA Loan Total: 5522
(increase since last year43.2)

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Snapshot of Kentucky (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 2497
(increase since last year2.3)
VA Refinance Loans: 4379
(increase since last year89.1)
VA Loan Total: 6876
(increase since last year44.5)

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Snapshot of Louisiana (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 2553
(increase since last year5.3)
VA Refinance Loans: 3233
(increase since last year103.7)
VA Loan Total: 5786
(increase since last year44.3)

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Snapshot of Maine (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 647
(increase since last year13.5)
VA Refinance Loans: 1127
(increase since last year113.9)
VA Loan Total: 1774
(increase since last year61.7)

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Snapshot of Maryland (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 5753
(increase since last year2.0)
VA Refinance Loans: 11826
(increase since last year146.3)
VA Loan Total: 17579
(increase since last year68.4)

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Snapshot of Massachusetts (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 1655
(increase since last year14.7)
VA Refinance Loans: 2635
(increase since last year128.9)
VA Loan Total: 4290
(increase since last year65.4)

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Snapshot of Michigan (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 2577
(increase since last year22.6)
VA Refinance Loans: 4050
(increase since last year71.8)
VA Loan Total: 6627
(increase since last year48.6)

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Snapshot of Minnesota (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 2327
(increase since last year14.3)
VA Refinance Loans: 3919
(increase since last year92.0)
VA Loan Total: 6246
(increase since last year53.2)

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Snapshot of Mississippi (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 1408
(increase since last year0.1)
VA Refinance Loans: 2055
(increase since last year81.4)
VA Loan Total: 3463
(increase since last year36.4)

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Snapshot of Missouri (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 3567
(increase since last year14.7)
VA Refinance Loans: 6793
(increase since last year70.3)
VA Loan Total: 10360
(increase since last year46.0)

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Snapshot of Montana (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 992
(increase since last year21.6)
VA Refinance Loans: 1559
(increase since last year103.0)
VA Loan Total: 2551
(increase since last year61.0)

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Snapshot of Nebraska (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 1630
(increase since last year22.2)
VA Refinance Loans: 3640
(increase since last year100.7)
VA Loan Total: 5270
(increase since last year67.4)

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Snapshot of Nevada (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 3395
(increase since last year0.9)
VA Refinance Loans: 3886
(increase since last year142.3)
VA Loan Total: 7281
(increase since last year46.6)

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Snapshot of New Hampshire (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 745
(increase since last year17.3)
VA Refinance Loans: 1228
(increase since last year145.1)
VA Loan Total: 1973
(increase since last year73.7)

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Snapshot of New Jersey (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 1672
(increase since last year12.1)
VA Refinance Loans: 3023
(increase since last year112.3)
VA Loan Total: 4695
(increase since last year61.1)

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Snapshot of New Mexico (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 1891
(increase since last year1.4)
VA Refinance Loans: 4003
(increase since last year83.5)
VA Loan Total: 5894
(increase since last year45.7)

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Snapshot of New York (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 3333
(increase since last year19.0)
VA Refinance Loans: 3396
(increase since last year92.3)
VA Loan Total: 6729
(increase since last year47.4)

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Snapshot of North Carolina (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 10494
(decrease since last year-3.2)
VA Refinance Loans: 20439
(increase since last year67.7)
VA Loan Total: 30933
(increase since last year34.4)

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Snapshot of North Dakota (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 730
(increase since last year6.3)
VA Refinance Loans: 621
(increase since last year79.0)
VA Loan Total: 1351
(increase since last year30.7)

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Snapshot of Ohio (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 4527
(increase since last year11.6)
VA Refinance Loans: 7731
(increase since last year91.0)
VA Loan Total: 12258
(increase since last year51.2)

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Snapshot of Oklahoma (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 3666
(increase since last year2.9)
VA Refinance Loans: 5707
(increase since last year85.2)
VA Loan Total: 9373
(increase since last year41.1)

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Snapshot of Oregon (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 2675
(increase since last year16.0)
VA Refinance Loans: 5150
(increase since last year94.6)
VA Loan Total: 7825
(increase since last year58.0)

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Snapshot of Pennsylvania (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 4197
(increase since last year11.4)
VA Refinance Loans: 6874
(increase since last year105.3)
VA Loan Total: 11071
(increase since last year55.6)

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Snapshot of Rhode Island (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 323
(increase since last year19.6)
VA Refinance Loans: 536
(increase since last year145.9)
VA Loan Total: 859
(increase since last year76.0)

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Snapshot of South Carolina (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 4422
(increase since last year7.5)
VA Refinance Loans: 7259
(increase since last year77.1)
VA Loan Total: 11681
(increase since last year42.2)

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Snapshot of South Dakota (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 773
(increase since last year3.9)
VA Refinance Loans: 1179
(increase since last year103.3)
VA Loan Total: 1952
(increase since last year47.4)

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Snapshot of Tennessee (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 5817
(increase since last year14.3)
VA Refinance Loans: 9079
(increase since last year81.0)
VA Loan Total: 14896
(increase since last year47.4)

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Snapshot of Texas (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 22008
(increase since last year10.8)
VA Refinance Loans: 26752
(increase since last year86.9)
VA Loan Total: 48760
(increase since last year42.7)

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Snapshot of Utah (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 1914
(increase since last year14.8)
VA Refinance Loans: 4323
(increase since last year194.5)
VA Loan Total: 6237
(increase since last year98.9)

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Snapshot of Vermont (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 214
(decrease since last year-0.9)
VA Refinance Loans: 357
(increase since last year99.4)
VA Loan Total: 571
(increase since last year44.6)

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Snapshot of Virginia (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 14797
(increase since last year4.9)
VA Refinance Loans: 31756
(increase since last year138.2)
VA Loan Total: 46553
(increase since last year69.7)

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Snapshot of Washington (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 7746
(increase since last year4.9)
VA Refinance Loans: 15996
(increase since last year88.8)
VA Loan Total: 23742
(increase since last year49.8)

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Snapshot of West Virginia (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 807
(increase since last year2.0)
VA Refinance Loans: 1162
(increase since last year48.0)
VA Loan Total: 1969
(increase since last year24.9)

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Snapshot of Wisconsin (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 1885
(increase since last year16.7)
VA Refinance Loans: 4025
(increase since last year80.8)
VA Loan Total: 5910
(increase since last year53.9)

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Snapshot of Wyoming (2012)
VA Purchase Loans: 741
(increase since last year0.4)
VA Refinance Loans: 921
(increase since last year110.8)
VA Loan Total: 1662
(increase since last year41.4)

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Snapshot of the United States (2012)
$119 Billion
In VA Lending
 
$220,000
Avg. Loan Amount
 
539,884
Total VA
Loans
50.98%
Increase in
Total Loans

*Source: Department of Veterans Affairs. Percentage change is calculated from the previous year.

National VA Loan Statistics
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Total Number of Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount Total Guaranty Amount Avg. Guaranty Amount
Purchase Loan: 37.4% $44,757,743,863 $221,724.46 Pending Pending
Refinance: 62.6% $74,468,949,605 $220,310.60 Pending Pending
Total: 539,884 $119,227,054,808 $220,838.28 Pending Pending
Total Number of Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount Total Guaranty Amount Avg. Guaranty Amount
Purchase Loan: 52.2% $40,142,535,216 $215,139.96 $10,281,615,087 $55,103.30
Refinance: 47.8% $34,786,685,909 $256,327.27 $9,036,802,203 $66,588.09
Total: 357,592 $74,928,878,227 $209,537.34 $19,318,417,290 $54,023.63
Total Number of Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount Total Guaranty Amount Avg. Guaranty Amount
Purchase Loan: 61.3% $40,661,579,395 $211,091.91 $10,442,271,580 $54,210.37
Refinance: 38.7% $24,389,023,598 $258,525.36 $6,302,371,593 $66,805.58
Total: 314,011 $65,050,602,993 $207,160.27 $16,744,643,173 $53,325.02
Total Number of Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount Total Guaranty Amount Avg. Guaranty Amount
Purchase Loan: 55.5% $37,713,019,402 $208,479.01 $9,706,764,543 $53,659.37
Refinance: 44.5% $30,487,767,285 $249,386.65 $7,785,438,607 $63,684.05
Total: 325,690 $68,200,786,687 $209,403.99 $17,492,203,150 $53,708.14
Total Number of Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount Total Guaranty Amount Avg. Guaranty Amount
Purchase Loan: 79.2% $28,853,294,383 $202,706.86 $7,432,068,108 $52,213.49
Refinance: 20.8% $7,236,517,009 $238,396.21 $1,804,212,467 $59,437.08
Total: 179,670 $36,089,811,392 $200,867.21 $9,236,280,575 $51,406.92
Total Number of Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount Total Guaranty Amount Avg. Guaranty Amount
Purchase Loan: 88.5% $22,200,163,014 $188,231.09 $5,794,770,619 $49,132.79
Refinance: 11.5% $2,689,825,047 $266,583.26 $644,032,443 $63,828.79
Total: 133,313 $24,889,988,061 $186,703.38 $6,438,362,016 $48,295.08

*Source: Department of Veterans Affairs. Percentage change is calculated from the previous year.

State VA Loan Statistics
2012
2011
2010
2009
Total Purchase Loans Total Refinance Loans Total Home Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount
Alabama: 4,075
(increase since last year0.4)
7,597
(increase since last year110.8)
0
(increase since last year41.4)
$2,233,235,197 $191,333
Alaska: 1,628
(decrease since last year-5.1)
3,553
(increase since last year105.9)
5,181
(increase since last year50.5)
$1,371,889,331 $264,792
Arizona: 6,697
(increase since last year6.2)
9,095
(increase since last year81.3)
15,792
(increase since last year39.5)
$3,108,303,703 $196,828
Arkansas: 1,969
(increase since last year5.1)
3,188
(increase since last year92.5)
5,157
(increase since last year46.1)
$829,786,990 $160,905
California: 18,108
(increase since last year10.6)
26,693
(increase since last year150.4)
44,801
(increase since last year65.8)
$13,784,913,990 $307,692
Colorado: 7,418
(increase since last year11.4)
15,411
(increase since last year106.3)
22,829
(increase since last year61.6)
$5,425,866,582 $237,674
Connecticut: 871
(increase since last year7.8)
1,329
(increase since last year105.1)
2,200
(increase since last year51.1)
$551,222,931 $250,556
DC: 282
(increase since last year27.0)
443
(increase since last year228.1)
725
(increase since last year103.1)
$336,179,018 $463,695
Delaware: 702
(increase since last year17.6)
1,384
(increase since last year120.7)
2,086
(increase since last year70.4)
$486,140,655 $233,049
Florida: 13,975
(increase since last year9.2)
18,663
(increase since last year91.3)
32,638
(increase since last year44.7)
$6,364,874,601 $195,014
Georgia: 8,239
(increase since last year5.2)
14,503
(increase since last year69.6)
22,742
(increase since last year38.8)
$4,154,685,617 $182,688
Guam: 110
(increase since last year25.0)
65
(decrease since last year-8.5)
175
(increase since last year10.1)
$51,552,599 $294,586
Hawaii: 1,260
(decrease since last year-0.2)
3,651
(increase since last year175.3)
4,911
(increase since last year89.8)
$2,254,344,094 $459,040
Idaho: 1,427
(increase since last year25.1)
2,506
(increase since last year93.4)
3,933
(increase since last year61.4)
$685,971,985 $174,414
Illinois: 3,722
(increase since last year19.8)
7,477
(increase since last year78.8)
11,199
(increase since last year53.6)
$2,071,069,835 $184,933
Total Purchase Loans Total Refinance Loans Total Home Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount
Indiana: 2,854
(increase since last year19.8)
5,565
(increase since last year78.8)
11,199
(increase since last year53.6)
$1,299,624,798 $154,368
Iowa: 1,300
(increase since last year22.9)
2,092
(increase since last year103.5)
3,392
(increase since last year62.6)
$546,599,763 $161,144
Kansas: 2,217
(increase since last year11.5)
3,305
(increase since last year77.1)
5,522
(increase since last year43.2)
$960,695,679 $173,976
Kentucky: 2,497
(increase since last year2.3)
4,379
(increase since last year89.1)
6,876
(increase since last year44.5)
$1,190,735,770 $173,173
Louisiana: 2,553
(increase since last year5.3)
3,233
(increase since last year103.7)
5,786
(increase since last year44.3)
$1,126,159,086 $194,635
Maine: 647
(increase since last year13.5)
1,127
(increase since last year113.9)
1,774
(increase since last year61.7)
$332,637,163 $187,507
Maryland: 5,753
(increase since last year2.0)
11,826
(increase since last year146.3)
17,579
(increase since last year68.4)
$5,712,586,506 $324,967
Massachusetts: 1,655
(increase since last year14.7)
2,635
(increase since last year128.9)
4,290
(increase since last year65.4)
$1,197,967,510 $279,247
Michigan: 2,577
(increase since last year22.6)
4,050
(increase since last year71.8)
6,627
(increase since last year48.6)
$1,008,349,577 $152,158
Minnesota: 2,327
(increase since last year14.3)
3,919
(increase since last year92.0)
6,246
(increase since last year53.2)
$1,224,344,114 $196,021
Mississippi: 1,408
(increase since last year0.1)
2,055
(increase since last year81.4)
3,463
(increase since last year36.4)
$599,744,743 $173,186
Missouri: 3,567
(increase since last year14.7)
6,793
(increase since last year70.3)
10,360
(increase since last year46.0)
$1,722,915,439 $166,305
Montana: 992
(increase since last year21.6)
1,559
(increase since last year103.0)
2,551
(increase since last year61.0)
$497,431,098 $194,995
Nebraska: 1,630
(increase since last year22.2)
3,640
(increase since last year100.7)
5,270
(increase since last year67.4)
$887,968,797 $168,495
Nevada: 3,395
(increase since last year0.9)
3,886
(increase since last year142.3)
7,281
(increase since last year46.6)
$1,475,760,284 $202,686
Total Purchase Loans Total Refinance Loans Total Home Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount
New Hampshire: 745
(increase since last year0.9)
1,228
(increase since last year142.3)
7,281
(increase since last year46.6)
$463,251,120 $234,795
New Jersey: 1,672
(increase since last year12.1)
3,023
(increase since last year112.3)
4,695
(increase since last year61.1)
$1,227,407,272 $261,429
New Mexico: 1,891
(increase since last year1.4)
4,003
(increase since last year83.5)
5,894
(increase since last year45.7)
$1,150,435,499 $195,188
New York: 3,333
(increase since last year19.0)
3,396
(increase since last year92.3)
6,729
(increase since last year47.4)
$1,417,434,206 $210,646
North Carolina: 10,494
(decrease since last year-3.2)
20,439
(increase since last year67.7)
30,933
(increase since last year34.4)
$5,749,941,425 $185,884
North Dakota: 730
(increase since last year6.3)
621
(increase since last year79.0)
1,351
(increase since last year30.7)
$258,568,066 $191,390
Ohio: 4,527
(increase since last year11.6)
7,731
(increase since last year91.0)
12,258
(increase since last year51.2)
$2,012,582,635 $164,185
Oklahoma: 3,666
(increase since last year2.9)
5,707
(increase since last year85.2)
9,373
(increase since last year41.1)
$1,550,408,628 $165,412
Oregon: 2,675
(increase since last year16.0)
5,150
(increase since last year94.6)
7,825
(increase since last year58.0)
$1,677,861,911 $214,423
Pennsylvania: 4,197
(increase since last year11.4)
6,874
(increase since last year105.3)
11,071
(increase since last year55.6)
$2,164,764,004 $195,535
Puerto Rico: 615
(increase since last year2.5)
865
(increase since last year12.3)
1,480
(increase since last year8.0)
$248,082,002 $167,623
Rhode Island: 323
(increase since last year19.6)
536
(increase since last year145.9)
859
(increase since last year76.0)
$210,760,341 $245,355
South Carolina: 4,422
(increase since last year7.5)
7,259
(increase since last year77.1)
11,681
(increase since last year42.2)
$2,237,113,361 $191,517
South Dakota: 773
(increase since last year3.9)
1,179
(increase since last year103.3)
1,952
(increase since last year47.4)
$345,934,855 $177,221
Tennessee: 5,817
(increase since last year14.3)
9,079
(increase since last year81.0)
14,896
(increase since last year47.4)
$2,635,020,795 $176,895
Total Purchase Loans Total Refinance Loans Total Home Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount
Texas: 22,008
(increase since last year14.3)
26,752
(increase since last year81.0)
14,896
(increase since last year47.4)
$8,829,833,216 $181,088
Utah: 1,914
(increase since last year14.8)
4,323
(increase since last year194.5)
6,237
(increase since last year98.9)
$1,361,892,984 $218,357
Vermont: 214
(decrease since last year-0.9)
357
(increase since last year99.4)
571
(increase since last year44.6)
$124,597,756 $218,210
Virgin Islands: 15
(increase since last year15.4)
14
(increase since last year250.0)
29
(increase since last year70.6)
$9,842,212 $339,387
Virginia: 14,797
(increase since last year4.9)
31,756
(increase since last year138.2)
46,553
(increase since last year69.7)
$14,631,324,389 $314,294
Washington: 7,746
(increase since last year4.9)
15,996
(increase since last year88.8)
23,742
(increase since last year49.8)
$5,700,375,532 $240,097
West Virginia: 807
(increase since last year2.0)
1,162
(increase since last year48.0)
1,969
(increase since last year24.9)
$350,309,963 $177,913
Wisconsin: 1,885
(increase since last year16.7)
4,025
(increase since last year80.8)
5,910
(increase since last year53.9)
$1,026,473,733 $173,684
Wyoming: 741
(increase since last year0.4)
921
(increase since last year110.8)
1,662
(increase since last year41.4)
$349,281,448 $210,157
Total Purchase Loans Total Refinance Loans Total Home Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount
Alabama: 4,355
(increase since last year0.4)
4,211
(increase since last year110.8)
1,662
(increase since last year41.4)
$1,601,729,581 $186,987
Alaska: 1,716
(increase since last year0.9)
1,726
(increase since last year48.9)
3,442
(increase since last year20.3)
$908,876,683 $264,055
Arizona: 6,306
(decrease since last year-4.2)
5,017
(increase since last year28.9)
11,323
(increase since last year8.1)
$2,092,542,108 $184,805
Arkansas: 1,873
(decrease since last year-4.9)
1,656
(increase since last year4.6)
3,529
(decrease since last year-0.7)
$548,042,474 $155,297
California: 16,369
(increase since last year4.8)
10,659
(increase since last year72.7)
27,028
(increase since last year24.0)
$7,894,974,167 $292,104
Colorado: 6,656
(increase since last year0.6)
7,470
(increase since last year62.3)
14,126
(increase since last year25.9)
$3,227,863,684 $228,505
Connecticut: 808
(increase since last year4.0)
648
(increase since last year38.8)
1,456
(increase since last year17.0)
$357,309,837 $245,405
DC: 222
(decrease since last year-3.1)
135
(increase since last year101.5)
357
(increase since last year20.6)
$154,718,413 $433,385
Delaware: 597
(decrease since last year-6.9)
627
(increase since last year40.9)
1,224
(increase since last year12.7)
$288,026,320 $235,316
Florida: 12,793
(increase since last year0.4)
9,757
(increase since last year37.3)
22,550
(increase since last year13.6)
$4,271,513,070 $189,424
Georgia: 7,834
(decrease since last year-1.2)
8,553
(increase since last year37.9)
16,387
(increase since last year15.9)
$2,922,159,830 $178,322
Guam: 88
(decrease since last year-19.3)
71
(increase since last year108.8)
159
(increase since last year11.2)
$45,556,126 $286,517
Hawaii: 1,262
(decrease since last year-2.4)
1,326
(increase since last year71.8)
2,588
(increase since last year25.3)
$1,168,179,303 $451,383
Idaho: 1,141
(decrease since last year-21.0)
1,296
(increase since last year29.6)
2,437
(decrease since last year-0.3)
$403,648,584 $165,633
Illinois: 3,108
(decrease since last year-11.4)
4,182
(increase since last year34.1)
7,290
(increase since last year10.1)
$1,315,200,284 $180,412
Total Purchase Loans Total Refinance Loans Total Home Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount
Indiana: 2,507
(decrease since last year-11.4)
3,265
(increase since last year34.1)
7,290
(increase since last year10.1)
$871,389,198 $150,968
Iowa: 1,058
(decrease since last year-4.5)
1,028
(increase since last year68.5)
2,086
(increase since last year21.4)
$329,139,682 $157,785
Kansas: 1,989
(decrease since last year-8.5)
1,866
(increase since last year34.4)
3,855
(increase since last year8.3)
$643,822,142 $167,010
Kentucky: 2,441
(decrease since last year-10.7)
2,316
(increase since last year45.3)
4,757
(increase since last year9.9)
$789,151,253 $165,893
Louisiana: 2,424
(decrease since last year-5.7)
1,587
(increase since last year32.0)
4,011
(increase since last year6.3)
$760,790,142 $189,676
Maine: 570
(decrease since last year-1.2)
527
(increase since last year21.1)
1,097
(increase since last year8.4)
$198,103,227 $180,586
Maryland: 5,640
(decrease since last year-0.3)
4,801
(increase since last year52.2)
10,441
(increase since last year18.5)
$3,297,110,798 $315,785
Massachusetts: 1,443
(increase since last year11.0)
1,151
(increase since last year47.2)
2,594
(increase since last year24.6)
$697,897,014 $269,043
Michigan: 2,102
(increase since last year4.7)
2,357
(increase since last year108.2)
4,459
(increase since last year42.0)
$639,005,449 $143,307
Minnesota: 2,035
(decrease since last year-0.5)
2,041
(increase since last year45.5)
4,076
(increase since last year18.2)
$758,464,168 $186,081
Mississippi: 1,406
(increase since last year0.1)
1,133
(increase since last year40.7)
2,539
(increase since last year14.9)
$422,006,800 $166,210
Missouri: 3,110
(decrease since last year-6.5)
3,988
(increase since last year32.0)
7,098
(increase since last year11.8)
$1,149,008,312 $161,878
Montana: 816
(decrease since last year-9.4)
768
(increase since last year29.3)
1,584
(increase since last year6.0)
$297,396,835 $187,751
Nebraska: 1,334
(decrease since last year-14.4)
1,814
(increase since last year60.4)
3,148
(increase since last year17.1)
$529,550,804 $168,218
Nevada: 3,364
(decrease since last year-7.6)
1,604
(increase since last year32.2)
4,968
(increase since last year2.4)
$955,517,841 $192,335
Total Purchase Loans Total Refinance Loans Total Home Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount
New Hampshire: 635
(decrease since last year-7.6)
501
(increase since last year32.2)
4,968
(increase since last year2.4)
$264,613,719 $232,935
New Jersey: 1,491
(decrease since last year-2.4)
1,424
(increase since last year41.4)
2,915
(increase since last year15.0)
$737,097,810 $252,864
New Mexico: 1,865
(decrease since last year-13.7)
2,181
(increase since last year32.9)
4,046
(increase since last year6.4)
$768,705,363 $189,991
New York: 2,800
(decrease since last year-6.3)
1,766
(increase since last year48.4)
4,566
(increase since last year9.3)
$917,061,421 $200,846
North Carolina: 10,836
(decrease since last year-7.0)
12,185
(increase since last year43.4)
23,021
(increase since last year14.3)
$4,128,944,311 $179,356
North Dakota: 687
(decrease since last year-5.8)
347
(increase since last year45.8)
1,034
(increase since last year6.9)
$180,119,092 $174,196
Ohio: 4,058
(decrease since last year-4.2)
4,048
(increase since last year25.8)
8,106
(increase since last year8.8)
$1,301,271,188 $160,532
Oklahoma: 3,562
(decrease since last year-9.8)
3,081
(increase since last year26.1)
6,643
(increase since last year4.0)
$1,066,957,489 $160,614
Oregon: 2,306
(increase since last year4.1)
2,646
(increase since last year51.1)
4,952
(increase since last year24.9)
$1,036,293,777 $209,268
Pennsylvania: 3,766
(decrease since last year-4.4)
3,349
(increase since last year41.4)
7,115
(increase since last year12.8)
$1,343,458,482 $188,821
Puerto Rico: 600
(increase since last year17.4)
770
(decrease since last year0.0)
1,370
(increase since last year6.9)
$219,570,366 $160,270
Rhode Island: 270
(decrease since last year-5.6)
218
(increase since last year51.4)
488
(increase since last year13.5)
$118,356,129 $242,533
South Carolina: 4,113
(decrease since last year-2.7)
4,099
(increase since last year36.9)
8,212
(increase since last year13.7)
$1,501,697,735 $182,866
South Dakota: 744
(increase since last year1.5)
580
(increase since last year39.1)
1,324
(increase since last year15.1)
$230,062,737 $173,763
Tennessee: 5,090
(increase since last year1.7)
5,017
(increase since last year63.1)
10,107
(increase since last year25.1)
$1,722,111,788 $170,388
Total Purchase Loans Total Refinance Loans Total Home Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount
Texas: 19,868
(increase since last year1.7)
14,310
(increase since last year63.1)
10,107
(increase since last year25.1)
$5,992,025,432 $175,318
Utah: 1,667
(decrease since last year-10.3)
1,468
(increase since last year11.7)
3,135
(decrease since last year-1.2)
$677,300,593 $216,045
Vermont: 216
(increase since last year3.3)
179
(increase since last year55.7)
395
(increase since last year21.9)
$84,507,979 $213,944
Virgin Islands: 13
(decrease since last year-40.9)
4
(decrease since last year-66.7)
17
(decrease since last year-50.0)
$5,266,008 $309,765
Virginia: 14,106
(decrease since last year-4.1)
13,333
(increase since last year43.2)
27,439
(increase since last year14.2)
$8,179,288,239 $298,090
Washington: 7,383
(decrease since last year-1.8)
8,471
(increase since last year39.5)
15,854
(increase since last year16.7)
$3,751,899,513 $236,653
West Virginia: 791
(decrease since last year-1.2)
785
(increase since last year89.2)
1,576
(increase since last year29.6)
$267,451,539 $169,703
Wisconsin: 1,615
(decrease since last year-7.9)
2,226
(increase since last year27.6)
3,841
(increase since last year9.8)
$652,992,352 $170,006
Wyoming: 738
(increase since last year12.2)
437
(increase since last year15.3)
1,175
(increase since last year13.3)
$243,131,036 $206,920
Total Purchase Loans Total Refinance Loans Total Home Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount
Alabama: 4,235
(increase since last year12.2)
3,132
(increase since last year15.3)
1,175
(increase since last year13.3)
$1,368,342,069 $185,739
Alaska: 1,701
(increase since last year11.0)
1,159
(decrease since last year-24.7)
2,860
(decrease since last year-6.9)
$752,030,542 $262,948
Arizona: 6,583
(decrease since last year-0.6)
3,891
(decrease since last year-26.1)
10,474
(decrease since last year-11.9)
$1,972,814,216 $188,353
Arkansas: 1,970
(increase since last year0.2)
1,583
(increase since last year8.4)
3,553
(increase since last year3.7)
$549,954,580 $154,786
California: 15,618
(decrease since last year-4.4)
6,172
(increase since last year17.3)
21,790
(increase since last year0.9)
$6,209,014,850 $284,948
Colorado: 6,616
(increase since last year12.2)
4,604
(decrease since last year-31.4)
11,220
(decrease since last year-11.0)
$2,576,053,757 $229,595
Connecticut: 777
(increase since last year12.3)
467
(increase since last year2.0)
1,244
(increase since last year8.2)
$300,152,137 $241,280
DC: 229
(increase since last year19.3)
67
(increase since last year21.8)
296
(increase since last year19.8)
$123,875,790 $418,499
Delaware: 641
(increase since last year17.8)
445
(decrease since last year-31.7)
1,086
(decrease since last year-9.2)
$250,873,349 $231,007
Florida: 12,748
(increase since last year9.1)
7,105
(decrease since last year-11.2)
19,853
(increase since last year0.9)
$3,793,955,865 $191,102
Georgia: 7,932
(decrease since last year-3.9)
6,202
(decrease since last year-19.0)
14,134
(decrease since last year-11.2)
$2,561,238,398 $181,211
Guam: 109
(decrease since last year-5.2)
34
(increase since last year6.3)
143
(decrease since last year-2.7)
$40,551,879 $283,580
Hawaii: 1,293
(increase since last year18.4)
772
(decrease since last year-32.9)
2,065
(decrease since last year-7.9)
$906,839,633 $439,148
Idaho: 1,444
(increase since last year13.3)
1,000
(decrease since last year-30.1)
2,444
(decrease since last year-9.6)
$425,642,171 $174,158
Illinois: 3,506
(increase since last year16.9)
3,118
(decrease since last year-13.6)
6,624
(increase since last year0.3)
$1,200,375,252 $181,216
Total Purchase Loans Total Refinance Loans Total Home Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount
Indiana: 2,551
(increase since last year16.9)
2,385
(decrease since last year-13.6)
6,624
(increase since last year0.3)
$723,794,913 $146,636
Iowa: 1,108
(increase since last year4.3)
610
(decrease since last year-25.3)
1,718
(decrease since last year-8.6)
$267,569,002 $155,744
Kansas: 2,173
(decrease since last year-1.9)
1,388
(decrease since last year-8.2)
3,561
(decrease since last year-4.4)
$597,317,196 $167,739
Kentucky: 2,735
(increase since last year19.0)
1,594
(decrease since last year-18.8)
4,329
(increase since last year1.6)
$714,400,724 $165,027
Louisiana: 2,571
(increase since last year8.2)
1,202
(decrease since last year-7.3)
3,773
(increase since last year2.7)
$710,457,196 $188,300
Maine: 577
(increase since last year23.0)
435
(decrease since last year-16.8)
1,012
(increase since last year2.0)
$186,466,534 $184,255
Maryland: 5,658
(increase since last year19.5)
3,155
(decrease since last year-20.7)
8,813
(increase since last year1.1)
$2,768,831,507 $314,176
Massachusetts: 1,300
(increase since last year12.7)
782
(decrease since last year-4.4)
2,082
(increase since last year5.6)
$559,498,297 $268,731
Michigan: 2,008
(increase since last year12.1)
1,132
(decrease since last year-29.2)
3,140
(decrease since last year-7.4)
$463,254,437 $147,533
Minnesota: 2,046
(increase since last year17.0)
1,403
(decrease since last year-6.5)
3,449
(increase since last year6.1)
$663,773,385 $192,454
Mississippi: 1,405
(increase since last year4.6)
805
(decrease since last year-11.9)
2,210
(decrease since last year-2.1)
$382,357,059 $173,012
Missouri: 3,325
(increase since last year6.0)
3,022
(decrease since last year-11.4)
6,347
(decrease since last year-3.1)
$1,019,622,459 $160,646
Montana: 901
(increase since last year14.5)
594
(decrease since last year-33.6)
1,495
(decrease since last year-11.1)
$284,557,449 $190,339
Nebraska: 1,558
(increase since last year7.0)
1,131
(decrease since last year-26.8)
2,689
(decrease since last year-10.4)
$449,691,075 $167,234
Nevada: 3,640
(decrease since last year-7.1)
1,213
(decrease since last year-36.5)
4,853
(decrease since last year-16.8)
$971,560,538 $200,198
Total Purchase Loans Total Refinance Loans Total Home Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount
New Hampshire: 590
(decrease since last year-7.1)
376
(decrease since last year-36.5)
4,853
(decrease since last year-16.8)
$223,918,739 $231,800
New Jersey: 1,528
(increase since last year15.7)
1,007
(decrease since last year-0.9)
2,535
(increase since last year8.5)
$649,336,624 $256,149
New Mexico: 2,161
(increase since last year21.6)
1,641
(decrease since last year-21.3)
3,802
(decrease since last year-1.6)
$726,657,358 $191,125
New York: 2,989
(increase since last year20.6)
1,190
(increase since last year19.1)
4,179
(increase since last year20.2)
$802,740,699 $192,089
North Carolina: 11,646
(increase since last year7.1)
8,499
(decrease since last year-12.1)
20,145
(decrease since last year-2.0)
$3,619,954,017 $179,695
North Dakota: 729
(increase since last year15.3)
238
(decrease since last year-20.1)
967
(increase since last year4.0)
$157,047,096 $162,407
Ohio: 4,234
(increase since last year9.3)
3,217
(decrease since last year-26.5)
7,451
(decrease since last year-9.7)
$1,179,586,583 $158,313
Oklahoma: 3,947
(increase since last year11.5)
2,443
(increase since last year4.6)
6,390
(increase since last year8.7)
$1,012,329,223 $158,424
Oregon: 2,215
(increase since last year12.7)
1,751
(decrease since last year-20.7)
3,966
(decrease since last year-4.9)
$845,642,783 $213,223
Pennsylvania: 3,940
(increase since last year12.6)
2,369
(decrease since last year-14.9)
6,309
(increase since last year0.4)
$1,182,406,570 $187,416
Puerto Rico: 511
(increase since last year40.0)
770
(increase since last year144.4)
1,281
(increase since last year88.4)
$212,924,813 $166,218
Rhode Island: 286
(decrease since last year-12.3)
144
(decrease since last year-13.3)
430
(decrease since last year-12.6)
$105,941,017 $246,374
South Carolina: 4,228
(increase since last year6.9)
2,994
(decrease since last year-18.7)
7,222
(decrease since last year-5.5)
$1,314,575,301 $182,024
South Dakota: 733
(increase since last year11.1)
417
(decrease since last year-29.1)
1,150
(decrease since last year-7.9)
$195,997,166 $170,432
Tennessee: 5,006
(decrease since last year-1.4)
3,076
(decrease since last year-16.3)
8,082
(decrease since last year-7.6)
$1,394,166,919 $172,503
Total Purchase Loans Total Refinance Loans Total Home Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount
Texas: 21,382
(decrease since last year-1.4)
11,281
(decrease since last year-16.3)
8,082
(decrease since last year-7.6)
$5,595,615,731 $171,314
Utah: 1,859
(increase since last year7.9)
1,314
(decrease since last year-32.6)
3,173
(decrease since last year-13.6)
$691,996,651 $218,089
Vermont: 209
(increase since last year48.2)
115
(decrease since last year-16.1)
324
(increase since last year16.5)
$66,479,999 $205,185
Virgin Islands: 22
(increase since last year10.0)
12
(increase since last year500.0)
34
(increase since last year54.5)
$10,437,174 $306,976
Virginia: 14,714
(increase since last year2.7)
9,313
(decrease since last year-23.8)
24,027
(decrease since last year-9.5)
$6,971,275,765 $290,143
Washington: 7,517
(increase since last year8.1)
6,071
(decrease since last year-23.6)
13,588
(decrease since last year-8.8)
$3,277,136,925 $241,179
West Virginia: 801
(increase since last year21.5)
415
(decrease since last year-15.8)
1,216
(increase since last year5.6)
$212,531,422 $174,779
Wisconsin: 1,753
(increase since last year17.3)
1,745
(decrease since last year-7.7)
3,498
(increase since last year3.3)
$591,771,217 $169,174
Wyoming: 658
(decrease since last year-0.8)
379
(decrease since last year-30.5)
1,037
(decrease since last year-14.2)
$209,946,494 $202,456
Total Purchase Loans Total Refinance Loans Total Home Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount
Alabama: 4,132
(decrease since last year-0.8)
3,652
(decrease since last year-30.5)
1,037
(decrease since last year-14.2)
$1,464,452,062 $188,136
Alaska: 1,532 1,539 3,071 $813,567,787 $264,920
Arizona: 6,621 5,264 11,885 $2,401,620,955 $202,072
Arkansas: 1,966 1,461 3,427 $539,298,835 $157,368
California: 16,333 5,263 21,596 $6,042,955,894 $279,818
Colorado: 5,894 6,715 12,609 $2,911,861,506 $230,935
Connecticut: 692 458 1,150 $276,073,383 $240,064
DC: 192 55 247 $95,566,809 $386,910
Delaware: 544 652 1,196 $298,815,933 $249,846
Florida: 11,681 7,997 19,678 $3,915,215,495 $198,964
Georgia: 8,257 7,658 15,915 $2,941,163,647 $184,805
Guam: 115 32 147 $37,118,978 $252,510
Hawaii: 1,092 1,150 2,242 $964,008,933 $429,977
Idaho: 1,275 1,430 2,705 $498,026,577 $184,113
Illinois: 3,000 3,607 6,607 $1,234,087,710 $186,785
Total Purchase Loans Total Refinance Loans Total Home Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount
Indiana: 2,305 2,669 6,607 $731,010,196 $146,966
Iowa: 1,062 817 1,879 $295,068,138 $157,035
Kansas: 2,214 1,512 3,726 $625,669,840 $167,920
Kentucky: 2,298 1,962 4,260 $698,180,263 $163,892
Louisiana: 2,376 1,297 3,673 $681,202,240 $185,462
Maine: 469 523 992 $179,801,714 $181,252
Maryland: 4,735 3,981 8,716 $2,700,396,307 $309,821
Massachusetts: 1,153 818 1,971 $507,121,604 $257,292
Michigan: 1,792 1,599 3,391 $515,615,187 $152,054
Minnesota: 1,749 1,501 3,250 $639,437,491 $196,750
Mississippi: 1,343 914 2,257 $392,774,310 $174,025
Missouri: 3,137 3,410 6,547 $1,084,867,986 $165,705
Montana: 787 895 1,682 $320,208,235 $190,374
Nebraska: 1,456 1,545 3,001 $508,462,022 $169,431
Nevada: 3,920 1,910 5,830 $1,272,423,634 $218,254
Total Purchase Loans Total Refinance Loans Total Home Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount
New Hampshire: 553 581 5,830 $263,992,458 $232,798
New Jersey: 1,321 1,016 2,337 $606,160,169 $259,375
New Mexico: 1,777 2,085 3,862 $751,579,960 $194,609
New York: 2,478 999 3,477 $633,271,772 $182,132
North Carolina: 10,875 9,673 20,548 $3,714,401,636 $180,767
North Dakota: 632 298 930 $147,752,109 $158,873
Ohio: 3,873 4,375 8,248 $1,315,273,311 $159,466
Oklahoma: 3,540 2,336 5,876 $939,380,540 $159,867
Oregon: 1,965 2,207 4,172 $929,590,107 $222,816
Pennsylvania: 3,498 2,785 6,283 $1,199,976,815 $190,988
Puerto Rico: 365 315 680 $118,955,884 $174,935
Rhode Island: 326 166 492 $117,122,177 $238,053
South Carolina: 3,956 3,683 7,639 $1,421,021,122 $186,022
South Dakota: 660 588 1,248 $219,064,125 $175,532
Tennessee: 5,076 3,675 8,751 $1,505,858,109 $172,078
Total Purchase Loans Total Refinance Loans Total Home Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount
Texas: 19,887 12,521 8,751 $5,587,723,612 $172,418
Utah: 1,723 1,951 3,674 $814,955,082 $221,817
Vermont: 141 137 278 $57,015,599 $205,092
Virgin Islands: 20 2 22 $5,915,383 $268,881
Virginia: 14,322 12,220 26,542 $7,487,058,712 $282,083
Washington: 6,956 7,943 14,899 $3,706,592,614 $248,781
West Virginia: 659 493 1,152 $217,342,130 $188,665
Wisconsin: 1,495 1,891 3,386 $590,955,350 $174,529
Wyoming: 663 545 1,208 $251,389,805 $208,104

*Source: Department of Veterans Affairs. Percentage change is calculated from the previous year.

VA Home Loan Demographics
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Total Number of Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount Total Guaranty Amount Avg. Guaranty Amount
First Time Home Buyer: 90,331 $17,626,567,074 $195,133.09 $4,591,518,179 $50,829.93
Previous Home Buyer: 96,255 $22,516,018,401 $233,920.51 $5,690,096,908 $59,114.82
No Down Payment: 164,647 $33,916,165,813 $205,993.22 $8,771,024,916 $53,271.70
Down Payment: 21,941 $6,226,369,403 $283,777.83 $1,510,590,171 $68,847.83
Age 18-35: 118,621 $23,657,160,569 $199,434.84 $6,114,889,593 $51,549.81
Age 36-55: 164,123 $37,712,181,331 $229,779.99 $9,601,497,140 $58,501.84
Age 55+: 74,850 $13,559,534,156 $181,156.10 $3,602,687,735 $48,132.10
Total Number of Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount Total Guaranty Amount Avg. Guaranty Amount
First Time Home Buyer: 99,280 $19,232,133,572 $193,716.09 $5,014,545,152 $50,509.12
Previous Home Buyer: 92,805 $21,429,445,823 $230,908.31 $5,427,726,428 $58,485.28
No Down Payment: 171,313 $34,848,123,869 $203,417.86 $9,017,987,351 $52,640.41
Down Payment: 21,312 $5,813,455,526 $272,778.51 $1,424,284,229 $66,830.15
Age 18-35: 118,842 $23,425,426,877 $197,114.04 $6,056,813,985 $50,965.26
Age 36-55: 138,712 $31,437,177,843 $226,636.32 $7,990,589,374 $57,605.61
Age 55+: 56,457 $10,187,998,237 $180,455.89 $2,697,239,814 $47,775.12
Total Number of Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount Total Guaranty Amount Avg. Guaranty Amount
First Time Home Buyer: 91,818 $17,547,894,412 $191,116.06 $4,582,994,313 $49,913.90
Previous Home Buyer: 89,078 $20,165,164,694 $226,376.49 $513,770,230 $5,767.64
No Down Payment: 163,441 $33,088,820,185 $202,451.16 $8,559,462,345 $52,370.35
Down Payment: 17,455 $4,624,199,217 $264,921.18 $1,147,302,198 $65,729.14
Age 18-35: 127,584 $25,385,076,419 $198,967.55 $6,549,109,343 $51,331.74
Age 36-55: 148,236 $33,647,846,219 $226,988.36 $8,537,557,765 $57,594.36
Age 55+: 49,870 $9,167,864,049 $183,835.25 $2,405,536,042 $48,236.13
Total Number of Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount Total Guaranty Amount Avg. Guaranty Amount
First Time Home Buyer: 74,071 $13,856,264,907 $187,067.34 $3,627,537,369 $48,973.79
Previous Home Buyer: 68,269 $14,997,029,476 $219,675.54 $3,804,530,739 $55,728.53
No Down Payment: 128,471 $18,804,688,728 $146,373.02 $4,956,293,887 $38,579.09
Down Payment: 13,869 $3,395,474,286 $244,824.74 $838,035,686 $60,425.10
Age 18-35: 80,039 $15,244,263,266 $190,460.44 $3,954,411,881 $49,406.06
Age 36-55: 76,777 $16,778,535,529 $218,535.96 $4,228,274,987 $55,072.16
Age 55+: 22,854 $4,067,013,597 $177,956.31 $105,393,707 $4,611.61
Total Number of Loans Total Loan Amount Avg. Loan Amount Total Guaranty Amount Avg. Guaranty Amount
First Time Home Buyer: 63,731 $11,126,692,444 $174,588.39 $2,958,590,349 $46,423.10
Previous Home Buyer: 54,210 $11,073,470,570 $204,269.89 $2,836,180,270 $52,318.40
No Down Payment: 108,241 $20,215,615,816 $186,764.87 $5,284,013,002 $48,817.11
Down Payment: 9,700 $1,984,547,198 $204,592.49 $510,316,571 $52,609.96
Age 18-35: 64,399 $11,296,342,784 $175,411.77 $3,008,596,219 $46,718.06
Age 36-55: 53,829 $10,849,142,915 $201,548.29 $2,801,841,767 $52,050.79
Age 55+: 15,085 $2,489,982,468 $165,063.47 $675,758,660 $44,796.73

*Source: Department of Veterans Affairs. Percentage change is calculated from the previous year.

Yearly Entitlement Statistics
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
WWII: 415 483 380 192 154
Post WWII: 113 103 113 39 20
Korean War: 748 647 591 291 225
Post-Korean War: 3,332 2,782 2,360 1,039 781
Vietnam: 17,838 14,676 13,482 6,756 5,329
Post-Vietnam: 23,766 21,457 22,601 12,665 9,528
Gulf War: 111,187 98,860 105,942 57,985 40,425
Restored Entitlement: 113,227 89,446 92,950 44,757 29,736
Service Personnel: 79,951 79,592 81,834 53,067 44,997
Reservists: 5,756 4,906 4,575 2,422 1,746
Surviving Spouses: 1,252 1,050 854 453 358
Spouses of POWs: 9 9 8 4 4

*Source: Department of Veterans Affairs. Percentage change is calculated from the previous year.

If you are seeking additional VA Loan data or have a specific question on the program, contact Veterans United Director of Communications:
Jon Galloway
573.445.7999
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