Merchants Bank of Indiana · Louisiana · 2025

Merchants Bank of Indiana in Louisiana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Merchants Bank of Indiana took 78 mortgage applications in Louisiana in 2025, ranking #201 of 721 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.8% of them and denied 7.7% (10.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.2%.

78Applicationsin LA
10.9%Decision denial ratestate 28.2%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $165,000
$14MVolume25 counties

Merchants Bank of Indiana in Louisiana vs the state

7.7%Denial rate-14.48 pts vs state
10.9%Decision denial rate-17.24 pts vs state
62.8%Origination rate+10.85 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.16 pts vs state
$114kMedian applicant income
49Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Louisiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202324158.3%7.00%#315
202450368.0%6.63%#238
202578497.7%6.38%#201

What Merchants Bank of Indiana lends in Louisiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 51 65% · 5.9% denied
Refinance 19 24% · 10.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 10% · 12.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 51 65% · 7.8% denied
FHA 20 26% · 10.0% denied
VA 5 6% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Louisiana applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 33%
Unverifiable information 1 17%
Collateral 1 17%
Insufficient cash 1 17%
Other 1 17%

Where in Louisiana

Counties with the most Merchants Bank of Indiana applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Calcasieu Parish 16121 6.3%
Ouachita Parish 13101 7.7%
Natchitoches Parish 851 12.5%
Lincoln Parish 851 12.5%
Bossier Parish 310 0.0%
Morehouse Parish 310 0.0%
Union Parish 310 0.0%
Caddo Parish 311 33.3%
Catahoula Parish 200 0.0%
East Baton Rouge Parish 210 0.0%

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: 78 applications in 2025, of which 49 were originated and 6 denied.

7.7% of all applications, or 10.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Louisiana statewide average across all lenders was 22.2%.

The median rate on loans Merchants Bank of Indiana originated in Louisiana in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Merchants Bank of Indiana'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