Fidelity Bank · Louisiana · 2025

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

Fidelity Bank took 2,034 mortgage applications in Louisiana in 2025, ranking #16 of 721 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.3% of them and denied 10.9% (13.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.2%.

2.0kApplicationsin LA
13.9%Decision denial ratestate 28.2%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $165,000
$365MVolume46 counties

Fidelity Bank in Louisiana vs the state

10.9%Denial rate-11.30 pts vs state
13.9%Decision denial rate-14.29 pts vs state
67.3%Origination rate+15.34 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.51Rate spread (pts)+0.15 pts vs state
$107kMedian applicant income
1,369Loans originated
221Denied

Trend in Louisiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,8161,85512.5%6.88%#9
20242,2891,51511.4%6.75%#10
20252,0341,36910.9%6.75%#16

What Fidelity Bank lends in Louisiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,442 71% · 5.1% denied
Refinance 200 10% · 14.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 92 5% · 32.6% denied
Home improvement 169 8% · 21.9% denied
Other / HELOC 131 6% · 39.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,476 73% · 12.2% denied
FHA 429 21% · 8.9% denied
VA 94 5% · 2.1% denied
USDA / RHS 35 2% · 2.9% denied

Why it denied Louisiana applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 117 53%
Credit history 40 18%
Collateral 39 18%
Insufficient cash 10 5%
Other 10 5%
Unverifiable information 4 2%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Louisiana

Counties with the most Fidelity Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Orleans Parish 45530745 9.9%
Jefferson Parish 33521046 13.7%
St. Tammany Parish 30019244 14.7%
Calcasieu Parish 2101573 1.4%
East Baton Rouge Parish 1479821 14.3%
Caddo Parish 99639 9.1%
Lafayette Parish 95678 8.4%
Bossier Parish 52368 15.4%
Tangipahoa Parish 48336 12.5%
Ascension Parish 44371 2.3%

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: 2,034 applications in 2025, of which 1,369 were originated and 221 denied.

10.9% of all applications, or 13.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Louisiana statewide average across all lenders was 22.2%.

The median rate on loans Fidelity Bank originated in Louisiana in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Fidelity 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