Gulf Coast Bank and Trust · Louisiana · 2025

Gulf Coast Bank and Trust in Louisiana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Gulf Coast Bank and Trust took 2,039 mortgage applications in Louisiana in 2025, ranking #15 of 721 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.1% of them and denied 10.8% (13.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.2%.

2.0kApplicationsin LA
13.1%Decision denial ratestate 28.2%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$225,000Median loanstate $165,000
$424MVolume32 counties

Gulf Coast Bank and Trust in Louisiana vs the state

10.8%Denial rate-11.33 pts vs state
13.1%Decision denial rate-15.03 pts vs state
69.1%Origination rate+17.13 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)-0.06 pts vs state
$99kMedian applicant income
1,409Loans originated
221Denied

Trend in Louisiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,8601,22811.3%7.63%#15
20242,0421,39811.5%7.13%#13
20252,0391,40910.8%6.88%#15

What Gulf Coast Bank and Trust lends in Louisiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,402 69% · 7.4% denied
Refinance 262 13% · 8.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 56 3% · 12.5% denied
Home improvement 141 7% · 27.7% denied
Other / HELOC 178 9% · 27.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,542 76% · 11.7% denied
FHA 386 19% · 9.1% denied
VA 70 3% · 8.6% denied
USDA / RHS 41 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Louisiana applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 112 51%
Credit history 56 25%
Collateral 28 13%
Unverifiable information 11 5%
Other 6 3%
Incomplete application 4 2%
Insufficient cash 4 2%

Where in Louisiana

Counties with the most Gulf Coast Bank and Trust applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson Parish 52039549 9.4%
Orleans Parish 42627559 13.8%
St. Tammany Parish 29521930 10.2%
East Baton Rouge Parish 20712728 13.5%
Tangipahoa Parish 18112612 6.6%
St. Bernard Parish 73499 12.3%
Livingston Parish 683710 14.7%
Plaquemines Parish 51353 5.9%
West Baton Rouge Parish 49333 6.1%
Ascension Parish 38264 10.5%

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: 2,039 applications in 2025, of which 1,409 were originated and 221 denied.

10.8% of all applications, or 13.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Louisiana statewide average across all lenders was 22.2%.

The median rate on loans Gulf Coast Bank and Trust originated in Louisiana in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Gulf Coast Bank and Trust'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