Hometown Equity Mortgage · Louisiana · 2025

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Louisiana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Hometown Equity Mortgage took 99 mortgage applications in Louisiana in 2025, ranking #180 of 721 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.5% of them and denied 45.5% (47.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.2%.

99Applicationsin LA
47.4%Decision denial ratestate 28.2%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $165,000
$13MVolume18 counties

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Louisiana vs the state

45.5%Denial rate+23.28 pts vs state
47.4%Decision denial rate+19.22 pts vs state
47.5%Origination rate-4.50 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.68Rate spread (pts)+0.32 pts vs state
$91kMedian applicant income
47Loans originated
45Denied

Trend in Louisiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023884035.2%8.88%#187
2024794936.7%7.88%#186
2025994745.5%7.25%#180

What Hometown Equity Mortgage lends in Louisiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 63 64% · 38.1% denied
Refinance 7 7% · 85.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 29 29% · 51.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 77 78% · 48.1% denied
FHA 17 17% · 29.4% denied
USDA / RHS 5 5% · 60.0% denied

Why it denied Louisiana applicants

Incomplete application 37 82%
Collateral 3 7%
Credit history 3 7%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 2%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

Where in Louisiana

Counties with the most Hometown Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Orleans Parish 281115 53.6%
East Baton Rouge Parish 1385 38.5%
Jefferson Parish 1036 60.0%
Livingston Parish 944 44.4%
St. Tammany Parish 742 28.6%
Lafayette Parish 541 20.0%
Ascension Parish 523 60.0%
Tangipahoa Parish 422 50.0%
St. Bernard Parish 311 33.3%
Caddo Parish 321 33.3%

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: 99 applications in 2025, of which 47 were originated and 45 denied.

45.5% of all applications, or 47.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Louisiana statewide average across all lenders was 22.2%.

The median rate on loans Hometown Equity Mortgage originated in Louisiana in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Hometown Equity Mortgage'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