Mortgage lender · Lake Charles, LA · LEI 549300O1FOCD65WZ9873

First Federal Bank of Louisiana review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

First Federal Bank of Louisiana earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 16.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 27th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

194Applications2025
71.7%Originatedof applications
16.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$39MLoan volume2 states

First Federal Bank of Louisiana at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

15.0%Denial rate (all applications)-3.03 pts vs national
16.3%Denial rate (decided applications)-6.30 pts vs national
71.7%Origination rate+13.62 pts vs national
6.2%Withdrawn by applicant
2.1%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$155,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$119kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

27th16.3% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

66th8.3%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202324817813.3%14.2%$38M
202420915710.5%11.2%$37M
202519413915.0%16.3%$39M

What First Federal Bank of Louisiana lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 96 49% · 12.5% denied
Refinance 48 25% · 6.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 7% · 15.4% denied
Home improvement 19 10% · 36.8% denied
Other / HELOC 18 9% · 27.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 185 95% · 14.6% denied
FHA 6 3% · 16.7% denied
USDA / RHS 3 2% · 33.3% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 10 manufactured homes, 53 investment properties.

Why First Federal Bank of Louisiana denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 29 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 16 55%
Credit history 5 17%
Collateral 5 17%
Insufficient cash 2 7%
Other 1 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at First Federal Bank of Louisiana

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k402027.3%
$100k – $150k362425.0%
$150k – $250k372323.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34241227.8%
35–44483218.6%
45–54251622.7%
55–64241816.7%

Where First Federal Bank of Louisiana lends

2 states and 17 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Louisiana19313815.0%#122

Frequently asked questions

First Federal Bank of Louisiana denied 16.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 27th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason First Federal Bank of Louisiana gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 55.2% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 49% of its applications were for home purchases, 31% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 19% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 95% conventional, 3% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with First Federal Bank of Louisiana. Data sources · Methodology