Mortgage lending in Buffalo County
880 mortgages were originated in Buffalo County, Nebraska, in 2025.
30-year fixed, this week
6.58%
Freddie Mac’s survey average for the week of July 23, 2026 — a year earlier it was 6.75%, and the past year ranged 5.98–6.72%. The figures below are from 2025 filings and do not move with the market. Rate history
- Loans originated
- 880
- Median rate
- 6.625%
- Median lender fees
- $3,097
- Median loan amount
- $195,000
- Median spread over APOR
- 0.173
- Paid discount points
- 20.1%
- Received lender credits
- 16%
- Purchases / refinances
- 53.5% / 30.3%
- Conventional / FHA / VA
- 81.9% / 10.3% / 7.7%
Figures are medians of loans actually originated in 2025, as reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. They describe what borrowers received, not what you would be offered: HMDA contains no credit scores, so these numbers cannot be read as pricing for any individual. Lender fees are reported for 65% of loans here — see methodology.
Loan limits here in 2026
- Conforming limit
- $832,750
- FHA limit
- $541,287
Borrow more than $832,750 and the loan becomes jumbo — outside agency rules, priced by each lender on its own terms. How limits work
Who lent here
Lenders with at least 50 loans in Buffalo County, ranked by volume.
| Lender | Loans | Median fees | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Bank | 205 | $2,801 | 6.638% |
| CHARTER WEST BANK | 62 | $3,328 | 6.500% |
| WEST GATE BANK | 61 | $2,590 | 6.375% |
| Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 53 | $5,316 | 6.875% |
| First National Bank of Omaha | 53 | — | 7.000% |
What lenders charged here
Lender fees on a $195,000 loan, based on what was actually charged in Buffalo County — not a rule of thumb.
From 572 loans where fees were reported. This is what the lender charges — sections A and B of a Loan Estimate. Title, appraisal, escrow and taxes are extra and are not in these figures. Compare two offers