Mortgage lender · New Orleans, LA · LEI 5493008RSN6F31BTGT93

Gulf Coast Bank and Trust review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Gulf Coast Bank and Trust earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 12.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 41st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.29 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 44th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.3kApplications2025
69.1%Originatedof applications
12.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.88%Median ratenational 6.63%
$504MLoan volume24 states

Gulf Coast Bank and Trust at a glance, 2025

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

10.5%Denial rate (all applications)-7.49 pts vs national
12.8%Denial rate (decided applications)-9.81 pts vs national
69.1%Origination rate+11.03 pts vs national
16.3%Withdrawn by applicant
1.6%Closed for incompleteness
6.88%Median interest rate+0.25 pts vs national
0.29Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.03 pts vs national
$225,000Median loan amount
$6,170Median total loan costs
$104kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

41st12.8% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

44th0.29 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

45th17.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

32nd2.74% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,0371,35111.3%13.4%7.63%$377M
20242,2791,54511.8%14.1%7.00%$446M
20252,2981,58710.5%12.8%6.88%$504M

What Gulf Coast Bank and Trust 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 1,589 69% · 7.5% denied
Refinance 301 13% · 8.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 71 3% · 9.9% denied
Home improvement 147 6% · 26.5% denied
Other / HELOC 190 8% · 26.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,757 76% · 11.2% denied
FHA 409 18% · 9.3% denied
VA 89 4% · 6.7% denied
USDA / RHS 43 2% · 2.3% denied

Also: 431 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 19 manufactured homes, 628 investment properties.

Why Gulf Coast Bank and Trust denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 241 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 123 51%
Credit history 57 24%
Collateral 32 13%
Unverifiable information 11 5%
Other 9 4%
Incomplete application 5 2%
Insufficient cash 4 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Gulf Coast Bank and Trust

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k20311322.6%
$50k – $100k63842013.4%
$100k – $150k35324210.0%
$150k – $250k3222469.3%
Over $250k23915313.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2594676.9%
25–344503295.7%
35–4447631313.6%
45–5433821519.5%
55–6423515116.0%
65–741619419.5%
Over 7448384.9%

Where Gulf Coast Bank and Trust lends

24 states and 133 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Louisiana2,0391,40910.8%6.88%#15
Texas74536.8%6.50%#623
Florida734811.0%7.11%#543
Mississippi50404.0%7.25%#171
Alabama191115.8%6.75%#398
North Carolina530.0%6.50%#722

Frequently asked questions

Gulf Coast Bank and Trust denied 12.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 41st percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Gulf Coast Bank and Trust gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 51.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Gulf Coast Bank and Trust originated in 2025 was 6.88%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.29 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 69% of its applications were for home purchases, 16% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 15% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 76% conventional, 18% FHA, 4% 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 Gulf Coast Bank and Trust. Data sources · Methodology