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Key Questions:

    1. How at risk is Flathead, Montana to the subprime mortgage crisis?
    2. Subprime loans taken out by home owners in Flathead, Montana were meaningfully less than the national average in 2006. That is to say, Flathead, Montana will likely be less affected by the subprime mortgage crisis in years to come as a lesser percentage of all mortgages in Flathead, Montana - 10.3% versus 12.0% - will reset to higher rates in 2008.
    1. How stretched will home owners in Flathead, Montana be in paying off their mortgage?
    2. Homeowners in Flathead, Montana borrowed an average of 1.73 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 Flathead, Montana homeowners will default on their mortgage payments in the coming years.
    1. Who are the leading lenders in Flathead, Montana?
    2. The leading lenders, by market share, are Countrywide Home Loans, Wells Fargo Bank, Na and Beneficial Company Llc. Do you have the best rate possible? Get quotes from mortgage lenders.
    1. How likely are the owners of homes in Flathead, Montana to actually live in them?
    2. 83.6% of home owners in Flathead, Montana 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 Flathead Montana US
Total Applications 8,900 76,865 33,304,682
Average Loan $192.9k $148.0k $184.9k
Loan to Income Ratio 1.73 1.65 1.83
Subprime Loans 10.27% 9.65% 11.98%
Refinancing Loans 52.29% 48.69% 50.05%
Principal Dwellings 83.56% 87.97% 88.97%
Rejected Applications 9.69% 9.76% 12.36%

Nearby Counties:   Lake, Glacier, Sanders, Missoula, Lincoln

Top Ten Lenders
# Name Share Apps
1 Countrywide Home Loans 13.71% 1,220
2 Wells Fargo Bank, Na 6.64% 591
3 Beneficial Company Llc 5.22% 465
4 Countrywide Bank, N.A. 4.71% 419
5 Gmac Mortgage Llc 3.36% 299
6 First Horizon Home Loan Corp 2.99% 266
7 First Interstate Bank 2.99% 266
8 Suntrust Mortgage, Inc 2.98% 265
9 Citimortgage, Inc 2.58% 230
10 Greenpoint Mortgage Funding 2.40% 214