First Federal Bank · Louisiana · 2025

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

First Federal Bank took 47 mortgage applications in Louisiana in 2025, ranking #254 of 721 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.5% of them and denied 8.5% (12.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.2%.

47Applicationsin LA
12.9%Decision denial ratestate 28.2%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$325,000Median loanstate $165,000
$9.5MVolume16 counties

First Federal Bank in Louisiana vs the state

8.5%Denial rate-13.66 pts vs state
12.9%Decision denial rate-15.25 pts vs state
57.5%Origination rate+5.48 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-0.36Rate spread (pts)-0.72 pts vs state
$127kMedian applicant income
27Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Louisiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202321919.1%6.75%#328
2024341520.6%6.25%#270
202547278.5%6.00%#254

What First Federal Bank lends in Louisiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 35 74% · 5.7% denied
Refinance 8 17% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 6% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 28 60% · 7.1% denied
FHA 5 11% · 20.0% denied
VA 14 30% · 7.1% denied

Why it denied Louisiana applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 75%
Insufficient cash 1 25%

Where in Louisiana

Counties with the most First Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
East Baton Rouge Parish 950 0.0%
St. Tammany Parish 861 12.5%
Bossier Parish 531 20.0%
Orleans Parish 421 25.0%
Lafayette Parish 440 0.0%
Jefferson Parish 400 0.0%
Ascension Parish 310 0.0%
St. Landry Parish 210 0.0%
Caddo Parish 110 0.0%
Vernon 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: 47 applications in 2025, of which 27 were originated and 4 denied.

8.5% of all applications, or 12.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Louisiana statewide average across all lenders was 22.2%.

The median rate on loans First Federal Bank originated in Louisiana in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Federal 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