Mortgage Research Center · Louisiana · 2025

Mortgage Research Center in Louisiana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage Research Center took 2,445 mortgage applications in Louisiana in 2025, ranking #12 of 721 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.6% of them and denied 22.5% (33.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.2%.

2.4kApplicationsin LA
33.1%Decision denial ratestate 28.2%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$235,000Median loanstate $165,000
$277MVolume64 counties

Mortgage Research Center in Louisiana vs the state

22.5%Denial rate+0.28 pts vs state
33.1%Decision denial rate+4.98 pts vs state
44.6%Origination rate-7.39 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.13Rate spread (pts)-0.48 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
1,090Loans originated
549Denied

Trend in Louisiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,87683619.4%6.75%#14
20242,06896719.0%6.63%#12
20252,4451,09022.5%6.38%#12

What Mortgage Research Center lends in Louisiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,487 61% · 9.2% denied
Refinance 396 16% · 29.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 562 23% · 52.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 208 9% · 39.4% denied
FHA 108 4% · 30.6% denied
VA 2,115 87% · 20.3% denied
USDA / RHS 14 1% · 28.6% denied

Why it denied Louisiana applicants

Credit history 341 62%
Other 78 14%
Incomplete application 71 13%
Debt-to-income ratio 29 5%
Collateral 17 3%
Insufficient cash 8 1%
Employment history 5 1%

Where in Louisiana

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
St. Tammany Parish 2019939 19.4%
Bossier Parish 1619620 12.4%
Caddo Parish 1607326 16.3%
Jefferson Parish 1486237 25.0%
East Baton Rouge Parish 1355841 30.4%
Lafayette Parish 1355732 23.7%
Orleans Parish 1224731 25.4%
Calcasieu Parish 1174929 24.8%
Rapides Parish 1075422 20.6%
Vernon Parish 94546 6.4%

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: 2,445 applications in 2025, of which 1,090 were originated and 549 denied.

22.5% of all applications, or 33.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Louisiana statewide average across all lenders was 22.2%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in Louisiana in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Research Center'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