Mortgage lender · Alexandria, LA · LEI 5493006QG55R8V712J33

Red River Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Red River Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 17.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 28th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.07 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 76th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.3kApplications2025
67.1%Originatedof applications
17.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$224MLoan volume15 states

Red River Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

14.4%Denial rate (all applications)-3.62 pts vs national
17.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-5.15 pts vs national
67.1%Origination rate+9.05 pts vs national
17.6%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.07Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.18 pts vs national
$175,000Median loan amount
$3,831Median total loan costs
$93kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

28th17.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

76th0.07 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

47th17.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

54th2.19% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,2508809.7%11.8%6.63%$226M
20241,24986512.7%15.2%6.63%$223M
20251,28886414.4%17.4%6.50%$224M

What Red River Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 910 71% · 13.1% denied
Refinance 223 17% · 16.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 27 2% · 25.9% denied
Home improvement 57 4% · 15.8% denied
Other / HELOC 71 6% · 19.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 923 72% · 10.5% denied
FHA 291 23% · 28.2% denied
VA 45 3% · 13.3% denied
USDA / RHS 29 2% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 44 manufactured homes, 157 investment properties.

Why Red River Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 185 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 87 47%
Credit history 77 42%
Collateral 15 8%
Other 3 2%
Insufficient cash 2 1%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Red River Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k24710447.2%
$50k – $100k36523118.1%
$100k – $150k18813313.5%
$150k – $250k1411076.1%
Over $250k2001632.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25956613.0%
25–3429218718.6%
35–4426517617.0%
45–5422314520.1%
55–6416610224.6%
65–741017015.5%
Over 74352123.3%

Where Red River Bank lends

15 states and 85 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Louisiana1,22681915.1%6.50%#27
Texas14100.0%6.13%#907
Alabama1050.0%6.50%#478
Florida960.0%6.44%#954
Virginia870.0%5.99%#597
Mississippi660.0%6.50%#323

Frequently asked questions

Red River Bank denied 17.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 28th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Red River Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 47.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Red River Bank originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.07 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 71% of its applications were for home purchases, 19% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 10% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 72% conventional, 23% FHA, 3% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Red River Bank. Data sources · Methodology