Cadence Bank · Louisiana · 2025

Cadence Bank in Louisiana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Cadence Bank took 1,065 mortgage applications in Louisiana in 2025, ranking #30 of 721 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.5% of them and denied 16.2% (18.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.2%.

1.1kApplicationsin LA
18.7%Decision denial ratestate 28.2%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$125,000Median loanstate $165,000
$159MVolume50 counties

Cadence Bank in Louisiana vs the state

16.2%Denial rate-5.93 pts vs state
18.7%Decision denial rate-9.45 pts vs state
68.5%Origination rate+16.57 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.26Rate spread (pts)-0.10 pts vs state
$123kMedian applicant income
730Loans originated
173Denied

Trend in Louisiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,07270618.9%7.69%#29
202499066518.0%8.13%#30
20251,06573016.2%7.25%#30

What Cadence Bank lends in Louisiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 398 37% · 8.5% denied
Refinance 322 30% · 13.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 25 2% · 32.0% denied
Home improvement 11 1% · 27.3% denied
Other / HELOC 309 29% · 27.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 975 92% · 15.9% denied
FHA 70 7% · 22.9% denied
VA 13 1% · 15.4% denied
USDA / RHS 7 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Louisiana applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 80 46%
Credit history 39 23%
Other 25 14%
Collateral 13 8%
Incomplete application 9 5%
Insufficient cash 3 2%
Employment history 3 2%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Louisiana

Counties with the most Cadence Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Caddo Parish 23515447 20.0%
Lafayette Parish 1288420 15.6%
East Baton Rouge Parish 1257925 20.0%
Ouachita Parish 1198223 19.3%
Bossier Parish 927312 13.0%
Calcasieu Parish 73539 12.3%
Rapides Parish 39314 10.3%
Ascension Parish 28222 7.1%
Lincoln Parish 25162 8.0%
Jefferson Parish 23201 4.3%

Other large lenders in Louisiana

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
21st MortgageF 7,05749.0%10.10%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 6,26413.1%6.38%
Rocket MortgageC 5,77025.9%6.63%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 4,37045.6%10.50%
Triad Financial ServicesD 3,86749.7%8.73%
Hancock Whitney BankB 3,53621.7%6.00%
Regions BankC 3,35645.8%6.00%
GMFSA 3,0722.0%6.50%
NewrezD 2,66421.1%6.50%
Dsld MortgageA 2,5456.3%6.13%

Frequently asked questions

Louisiana: 1,065 applications in 2025, of which 730 were originated and 173 denied.

16.2% of all applications, or 18.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Louisiana statewide average across all lenders was 22.2%.

The median rate on loans Cadence Bank originated in Louisiana in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Cadence Bank's own HMDA filing for properties located in Louisiana, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology