Mortgage lender · Lafayette, LA · LEI 549300II7Y8V2KY9TM28

Home Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Home Bank earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 9.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 50th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.06 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 76th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

401Applications2025
70.3%Originatedof applications
9.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.06%Median ratenational 6.63%
$84MLoan volume8 states

Home Bank at a glance, 2025

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

8.5%Denial rate (all applications)-9.50 pts vs national
9.8%Denial rate (decided applications)-12.82 pts vs national
70.3%Origination rate+12.29 pts vs national
11.2%Withdrawn by applicant
2.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.06%Median interest rate+0.43 pts vs national
0.06Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.20 pts vs national
$225,000Median loan amount
$4,111Median total loan costs
$135kMedian applicant income
73%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

50th9.8% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

76th0.06 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

43rd13.2%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

53rd1.83% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20235063469.9%11.6%7.13%$100M
202441129210.7%12.3%7.63%$99M
20254012828.5%9.8%7.06%$84M

What Home Bank 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 248 62% · 6.5% denied
Refinance 84 21% · 4.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 51 13% · 17.7% denied
Home improvement 10 2% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 8 2% · 37.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 396 99% · 8.3% denied
FHA 1 0% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 4 1% · 25.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 11 manufactured homes, 125 investment properties.

Why Home Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 34 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 16 47%
Credit history 7 21%
Insufficient cash 5 15%
Collateral 4 12%
Other 2 6%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Home Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k362225.8%
$50k – $100k734713.3%
$100k – $150k59437.6%
$150k – $250k69468.6%
Over $250k67515.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3447367.1%
35–44634011.3%
45–54674510.9%
55–64784614.5%
65–7429247.7%

Where Home Bank lends

8 states and 46 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Louisiana3582508.7%7.13%#78
Texas22174.6%6.99%#854
Mississippi161112.5%6.75%#255

Frequently asked questions

Home Bank denied 9.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 50th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Home Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 47.1% 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 Home Bank originated in 2025 was 7.06%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.06 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 62% of its applications were for home purchases, 34% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 4% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% conventional, 0% 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 Home Bank. Data sources · Methodology