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    1. Who are the leading lenders in Cerro Gordo, Iowa?
    2. The leading lenders, by market share, are Wells Fargo Bank, Na, Countrywide Bank, Fsb and Bank Of America, N.A.. Do you have the best rate possible? Find out your credit score or browse
    1. How stretched will home owners in Cerro Gordo, Iowa be in paying off their mortgage?
    2. Homeowners in Cerro Gordo, Iowa borrowed an average of 2.00 times their annual income for their mortgage. This compares to 1.97 for all of the US. Based on the national average, there will be a normal risk that Cerro Gordo, Iowa homeowners will default on their mortgage payments in the coming years.
    1. How likely are the owners of homes in Cerro Gordo, Iowa to actually live in them?
    2. 91.0% of home owners in Cerro Gordo, Iowa that applied for a mortgage in 2008 live in their homes versus owning them as an investment property. This compares to the national average of 90.0%.
    1. How at risk is Cerro Gordo, Iowa to the subprime mortgage crisis?
    2. There were significantly more subprime loans taken out by home owners in Cerro Gordo, Iowa than the national average in 2008. That is to say, Cerro Gordo, Iowa will be more affected by the subprime mortgage crisis in years to come as a greater percentage of all mortgages in Cerro Gordo, Iowa - 6.9% versus 4.8% - will reset to higher rates in 2009. This will mean that there will be more foreclosures caused by the reseting of subprime mortgages in Cerro Gordo, Iowa than other areas of the US.
2008 Mortgage Research Cerro Gordo Iowa US
Total Applications 1,628 157,339 17,391,570
Average Loan $152.1k $120.0k $198.2k
Loan to Income Ratio 2.00 1.56 1.97
Subprime Loans 6.94% 7.42% 4.81%
Refinancing Loans 54.24% 53.02% 52.52%
Principal Dwellings 90.97% 92.78% 90.00%
Rejected Applications 12.22% 9.85% 15.15%

Nearby Counties:   Worth, Franklin, Floyd, Hancock, Mitchell

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Top Ten Lenders
# Name Share Apps
1 Wells Fargo Bank, Na 22.39% 363
2 Countrywide Bank, Fsb 9.13% 156
3 Bank Of America, N.A. 9.12% 179
4 Iowa Bankers Mortgage Corporat 6.87% 90
5 Advanced Financial Services In 4.36% 66
6 Jpmorgan Chase Bank, Na 4.00% 67
7 Beneficial Company Llc 3.76% 65
8 Us Bank, N.A. 3.09% 41
9 Citimortgage, Inc 2.96% 41
10 Bankers' Bank 2.44% 40