Nations Lending · Louisiana · 2025

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

Nations Lending took 133 mortgage applications in Louisiana in 2025, ranking #153 of 721 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.7% of them and denied 18.8% (19.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.2%.

133Applicationsin LA
19.2%Decision denial ratestate 28.2%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$175,000Median loanstate $165,000
$15MVolume25 counties

Nations Lending in Louisiana vs the state

18.8%Denial rate-3.37 pts vs state
19.2%Decision denial rate-8.92 pts vs state
67.7%Origination rate+15.70 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
1.43Rate spread (pts)+1.07 pts vs state
$80kMedian applicant income
90Loans originated
25Denied

Trend in Louisiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231609612.5%6.81%#130
2024111819.0%6.75%#151
20251339018.8%7.25%#153

What Nations Lending lends in Louisiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 96 72% · 9.4% denied
Refinance 16 12% · 31.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 21 16% · 52.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 51 38% · 15.7% denied
FHA 68 51% · 19.1% denied
VA 11 8% · 36.4% denied
USDA / RHS 3 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Louisiana applicants

Credit history 8 32%
Collateral 5 20%
Incomplete application 4 16%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 16%
Unverifiable information 1 4%
Employment history 1 4%
Insufficient cash 1 4%
Other 1 4%

Where in Louisiana

Counties with the most Nations Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
East Baton Rouge Parish 29204 13.8%
Calcasieu Parish 1792 11.8%
Ascension Parish 1393 23.1%
Jefferson Parish 1292 16.7%
Rapides Parish 12111 8.3%
Orleans Parish 1081 10.0%
Lafayette Parish 834 50.0%
Livingston Parish 440 0.0%
West Baton Rouge Parish 440 0.0%
St. Tammany Parish 311 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: 133 applications in 2025, of which 90 were originated and 25 denied.

18.8% of all applications, or 19.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Louisiana statewide average across all lenders was 22.2%.

The median rate on loans Nations Lending originated in Louisiana in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Nations 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