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Key Questions:

    1. How at risk is Cherokee, Iowa to the subprime mortgage crisis?
    2. Loans taken out by home owners in Cherokee, Iowa are within a +/- 10 percent band of the national average. That is to say, Cherokee, Iowa will likely be affected by the subprime mortgage crisis just like the average county in the US.
    1. How stretched will home owners in Cherokee, Iowa be in paying off their mortgage?
    2. Homeowners in Cherokee, Iowa borrowed an average of 1.13 times their annual income for their mortgage. This compares to 1.83 for all of the US. Based on the national average, a significantly lower risk that Cherokee, Iowa homeowners will default on their mortgage payments in the coming years.
    1. Who are the leading lenders in Cherokee, Iowa?
    2. The leading lenders, by market share, are Hfc Company Llc, Central Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, Na. Do you have the best rate possible? Get quotes from mortgage lenders.
    1. How likely are the owners of homes in Cherokee, Iowa to actually live in them?
    2. 96.8% of home owners in Cherokee, Iowa 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 Cherokee Iowa US
Total Applications 469 226,841 33,304,682
Average Loan $63.2k $97.4k $184.9k
Loan to Income Ratio 1.13 1.42 1.83
Subprime Loans 11.51% 11.49% 11.98%
Refinancing Loans 59.06% 49.59% 50.05%
Principal Dwellings 96.80% 93.20% 88.97%
Rejected Applications 13.86% 11.78% 12.36%

Nearby Counties:   O'Brien, Ida, Buena Vista, Woodbury, Clay

Top Ten Lenders
# Name Share Apps
1 Hfc Company Llc 12.37% 58
2 Central Bank 12.15% 57
3 Wells Fargo Bank, Na 6.18% 29
4 Countrywide Home Loans 5.76% 27
5 Advanced Financial Services In 2.56% 12
6 Gmac Mortgage Llc 2.56% 12
7 Midwest Family Lending 2.35% 11
8 Iowa Bankers Mortgage Corporat 2.35% 11
9 Ameriquest Mortgage Company 2.13% 10
10 Abn Amro Mortgage Group, Inc. 2.13% 10