Citizens Bank · Louisiana · 2025

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

Citizens Bank took 27 mortgage applications in Louisiana in 2025, ranking #296 of 721 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.4% of them and denied 18.5% (29.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.2%.

27Applicationsin LA
29.4%Decision denial ratestate 28.2%
6.31%Median ratestate 6.63%
$185,000Median loanstate $165,000
$6.2MVolume15 counties

Citizens Bank in Louisiana vs the state

18.5%Denial rate-3.65 pts vs state
29.4%Decision denial rate+1.26 pts vs state
44.4%Origination rate-7.53 pts vs state
6.31%Median rate-0.31 pts vs state
0.19Rate spread (pts)-0.17 pts vs state
$103kMedian applicant income
12Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Louisiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202325918218.2%6.63%#88
2024331618.2%6.63%#273
2025271218.5%6.31%#296

What Citizens Bank lends in Louisiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 9 33% · 33.3% denied
Refinance 4 15% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 52% · 14.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 20 74% · 20.0% denied
FHA 5 19% · 20.0% denied
VA 2 7% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Louisiana applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 40%
Incomplete application 1 20%
Collateral 1 20%
Insufficient cash 1 20%

Where in Louisiana

Counties with the most Citizens Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
East Baton Rouge Parish 421 25.0%
Terrebonne Parish 420 0.0%
Lafayette Parish 321 33.3%
Calcasieu Parish 200 0.0%
Caddo Parish 211 50.0%
Lafourche Parish 210 0.0%
Jefferson Parish 201 50.0%
St. Charles Parish 101 100.0%
Tangipahoa Parish 110 0.0%
Ouachita Parish 110 0.0%

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: 27 applications in 2025, of which 12 were originated and 5 denied.

18.5% of all applications, or 29.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Louisiana statewide average across all lenders was 22.2%.

The median rate on loans Citizens Bank originated in Louisiana in 2025 was 6.31%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Citizens 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