Mortgage lending in Tompkins County
1,122 mortgages were originated in Tompkins County, New York, in 2025.
30-year fixed, this week
6.71%
Freddie Mac's survey average for the week of September 3, 2026 — a year earlier it was 6.56%, and the past year ranged 5.98–6.71%. The figures below are from 2025 filings and do not move with the market. Rate history
- Loans originated
- 1,122
- Median rate
- 6.375%
- Median lender fees
- $3,490
The going rate is the federal "average prime offer rate" for a comparable loan; 0.5 means half a percentage point above it.
- Median loan amount
- $215,000
- Above the going rate (spread over APOR)
- -0.065
- Paid discount points
- 14.9%
- Received lender credits
- 13.9%
- Purchases / refinances
- 57% / 17.1%
- Conventional / FHA / VA
- 95.7% / 3.1% / 1.1%
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 65.1% of loans here — see methodology.
Loan limits here in 2026
- Conforming limit
- $832,750
- FHA limit
- $541,287
- Median home price
- $315,000
- That home, 20% down
- $252,000
A median-priced home with 20% down leaves $580,750 of room under the conforming limit, so the ceiling rarely binds on an ordinary purchase.
Borrow more than $832,750 and the loan becomes jumbo — outside agency rules, priced by each lender on its own terms. How limits work
Median price is HUD's figure for the 2026 limit calculation, not a live market quote.
Who lent here
Lenders with at least 50 loans in Tompkins County, ranked by volume.
| Lender | Loans | Median fees | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tompkins Community Bank | 303 | $3,734 | 6.270% |
| CFCU COMMUNITY Credit Union | 205 | — | 5.990% |
| Community Bank, National Association | 95 | $30 | 6.990% |
| Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 53 | $5,974 | 6.990% |
| Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company | 51 | — | — |
What lenders charged here
Lender fees on a $215,000 loan, based on what was actually charged in Tompkins County — not a rule of thumb.
From 730 loans where fees were reported. This is what the lender charges — sections A and B of a Loan Estimate. Title, appraisal, taxes and the escrow deposit your lender collects up front for future tax and insurance bills are extra and not in these figures. Compare two offers