Kind Lending · Louisiana · 2025

Kind Lending in Louisiana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Kind Lending took 422 mortgage applications in Louisiana in 2025, ranking #65 of 721 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.9% of them and denied 21.3% (23.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.2%.

422Applicationsin LA
23.0%Decision denial ratestate 28.2%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$245,000Median loanstate $165,000
$83MVolume45 counties

Kind Lending in Louisiana vs the state

21.3%Denial rate-0.84 pts vs state
23.0%Decision denial rate-5.13 pts vs state
70.9%Origination rate+18.88 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.45Rate spread (pts)+0.09 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
299Loans originated
90Denied

Trend in Louisiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023342214.7%6.93%#274
2024744127.0%6.25%#195
202542229921.3%6.50%#65

What Kind Lending lends in Louisiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 365 86% · 20.0% denied
Refinance 26 6% · 23.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 21 5% · 28.6% denied
Home improvement 9 2% · 44.4% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 166 39% · 22.9% denied
FHA 161 38% · 23.0% denied
VA 58 14% · 13.8% denied
USDA / RHS 37 9% · 18.9% denied

Why it denied Louisiana applicants

Unverifiable information 25 28%
Insufficient cash 22 24%
Collateral 17 19%
Other 14 16%
Credit history 9 10%
Employment history 2 2%
Incomplete application 1 1%

Where in Louisiana

Counties with the most Kind Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lafayette Parish 1118123 20.7%
East Baton Rouge Parish 35302 5.7%
Jefferson Parish 31207 22.6%
Orleans Parish 26714 53.8%
St. Tammany Parish 20154 20.0%
Rapides Parish 20128 40.0%
Natchitoches Parish 18162 11.1%
Bossier Parish 16151 6.3%
Livingston Parish 14122 14.3%
St. Martin Parish 12101 8.3%

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: 422 applications in 2025, of which 299 were originated and 90 denied.

21.3% of all applications, or 23.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Louisiana statewide average across all lenders was 22.2%.

The median rate on loans Kind Lending originated in Louisiana in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Kind Lending'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