Hancock Whitney Bank · Louisiana · 2025

Hancock Whitney Bank in Louisiana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Hancock Whitney Bank took 3,536 mortgage applications in Louisiana in 2025, ranking #6 of 721 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.9% of them and denied 21.7% (24.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.2%.

3.5kApplicationsin LA
24.6%Decision denial ratestate 28.2%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$155,000Median loanstate $165,000
$500MVolume44 counties

Hancock Whitney Bank in Louisiana vs the state

21.7%Denial rate-0.51 pts vs state
24.6%Decision denial rate-3.56 pts vs state
63.9%Origination rate+11.89 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.56 pts vs state
$101kMedian applicant income
2,258Loans originated
766Denied

Trend in Louisiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,1311,87221.1%7.13%#8
20243,1361,88324.0%6.50%#7
20253,5362,25821.7%6.00%#6

What Hancock Whitney Bank lends in Louisiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,383 39% · 7.2% denied
Refinance 345 10% · 12.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 81 2% · 17.3% denied
Home improvement 989 28% · 34.5% denied
Other / HELOC 738 21% · 36.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,150 89% · 23.3% denied
FHA 287 8% · 9.8% denied
VA 54 2% · 3.7% denied
USDA / RHS 45 1% · 4.4% denied

Why it denied Louisiana applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 328 43%
Credit history 177 23%
Collateral 107 14%
Unverifiable information 67 9%
Other 64 8%
Incomplete application 14 2%
Insufficient cash 7 1%
Employment history 2 0%

Where in Louisiana

Counties with the most Hancock Whitney Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
East Baton Rouge Parish 584396100 17.1%
Jefferson Parish 528320116 22.0%
Orleans Parish 465263113 24.3%
St. Tammany Parish 33821869 20.4%
Lafayette Parish 24116850 20.7%
Ascension Parish 21616824 11.1%
Livingston Parish 20713149 23.7%
Terrebonne Parish 1368240 29.4%
Tangipahoa Parish 1187734 28.8%
Lafourche Parish 1116834 30.6%

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%
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%
Freedom MortgageB 2,5019.8%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

Louisiana: 3,536 applications in 2025, of which 2,258 were originated and 766 denied.

21.7% of all applications, or 24.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Louisiana statewide average across all lenders was 22.2%.

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

About this data. Figures are Hancock Whitney 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