Of the eight cities that tallied increased loan origination activity, Lexington, Kentucky, saw a 40-percent uptick, Raleigh, North Carolina, recorded a 37-percent rise and Huntington, West Virginia, rose 27 percent, according to the ATTOM Data Solutions report.
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