First Horizon Bank · Louisiana · 2025

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

First Horizon Bank took 1,992 mortgage applications in Louisiana in 2025, ranking #17 of 721 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.5% of them and denied 19.1% (22.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.2%.

2.0kApplicationsin LA
22.0%Decision denial ratestate 28.2%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $165,000
$397MVolume40 counties

First Horizon Bank in Louisiana vs the state

19.1%Denial rate-3.04 pts vs state
22.0%Decision denial rate-6.13 pts vs state
65.5%Origination rate+13.54 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$115kMedian applicant income
1,305Loans originated
381Denied

Trend in Louisiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,2541,34528.1%5.88%#12
20241,60898825.6%6.88%#20
20251,9921,30519.1%6.63%#17

What First Horizon Bank lends in Louisiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,027 52% · 4.4% denied
Refinance 367 18% · 25.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 75 4% · 16.0% denied
Home improvement 385 19% · 45.2% denied
Other / HELOC 138 7% · 42.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,804 91% · 20.2% denied
FHA 119 6% · 10.1% denied
VA 42 2% · 7.1% denied
USDA / RHS 27 1% · 3.7% denied

Why it denied Louisiana applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 203 53%
Credit history 92 24%
Collateral 53 14%
Other 17 4%
Unverifiable information 14 4%
Insufficient cash 2 1%

Where in Louisiana

Counties with the most First Horizon Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Orleans Parish 48033553 11.0%
Jefferson Parish 29319840 13.7%
Lafayette Parish 28216980 28.4%
East Baton Rouge Parish 18013521 11.7%
St. Tammany Parish 14610818 12.3%
Calcasieu Parish 1376647 34.3%
Iberia Parish 734220 27.4%
St. Mary Parish 603818 30.0%
Ouachita Parish 523215 28.8%
St. Martin Parish 28197 25.0%

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: 1,992 applications in 2025, of which 1,305 were originated and 381 denied.

19.1% of all applications, or 22.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Louisiana statewide average across all lenders was 22.2%.

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

About this data. Figures are First Horizon 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