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Key Questions:

    1. How at risk is Lake, Florida to the subprime mortgage crisis?
    2. Subprime loans taken out by home owners in Lake, Florida were meaningful more than the national average in 2006. That is to say, Lake, Florida will likely be more affected by the subprime mortgage crisis in years to come as a greater percentage of all mortgages in Lake, Florida - 13.5% versus 12.0% - will reset to higher rates in 2008. This will likely trigger a higher amount of foreclosures caused by the reseting of subprime mortgages in Lake, Florida than other areas of the US.
    1. How stretched will home owners in Lake, Florida be in paying off their mortgage?
    2. Homeowners in Lake, Florida borrowed an average of 1.91 times their annual income for their mortgage. This compares to 1.83 for all of the US. Based on the national average, there will be a normal risk that Lake, Florida homeowners will default on their mortgage payments in the coming years.
    1. Who are the leading lenders in Lake, Florida?
    2. The leading lenders, by market share, are Countrywide Home Loans, Suntrust Mortgage, Inc and Bank Of America, N.A.. Do you have the best rate possible? Get quotes from mortgage lenders.
    1. How likely are the owners of homes in Lake, Florida to actually live in them?
    2. 84.5% of home owners in Lake, Florida that applied for a mortgage in 2006 live in their homes versus owning them as an investment property. This compares to the national average of 89.0%.
2006 Mortgage Research Lake Florida US
Total Applications 46,434 2,897,862 33,304,682
Average Loan $177.6k $192.5k $184.9k
Loan to Income Ratio 1.91 1.74 1.83
Subprime Loans 13.51% 15.42% 11.98%
Refinancing Loans 48.43% 47.97% 50.05%
Principal Dwellings 84.50% 82.49% 88.97%
Rejected Applications 11.96% 12.85% 12.36%

Nearby Counties:   Sumter, Orange, Seminole, Marion, Volusia

Top Ten Lenders
# Name Share Apps
1 Countrywide Home Loans 7.69% 3,572
2 Suntrust Mortgage, Inc 3.88% 1,802
3 Bank Of America, N.A. 3.47% 1,612
4 Jpmorgan Chase Bank 2.50% 1,161
5 Wachovia Bank 2.44% 1,133
6 Washington Mutual Bank 2.36% 1,096
7 Countrywide Bank, N.A. 2.19% 1,017
8 Wells Fargo Bank, Na 2.12% 983
9 Lehman Brothers Bank 1.82% 843
10 Ameriquest Mortgage Company 1.81% 840