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Sabine State Bank and Trust review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Sabine State Bank and Trust earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 19.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 21st percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

349Applications2025
63.0%Originatedof applications
19.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$60MLoan volume4 states

Sabine State Bank and Trust at a glance, 2025

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

15.2%Denial rate (all applications)-2.79 pts vs national
19.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-3.39 pts vs national
63.0%Origination rate+5.01 pts vs national
19.8%Withdrawn by applicant
1.2%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$155,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$85kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

21st19.2% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

17th20.9%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202344929812.5%15.7%7.63%$83M
202436022813.1%16.7%7.50%$83M
202534922015.2%19.2%$60M

What Sabine State Bank and Trust 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 234 67% · 10.7% denied
Refinance 47 13% · 4.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 38 11% · 47.4% denied
Home improvement 13 4% · 30.8% denied
Other / HELOC 17 5% · 23.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 244 70% · 13.5% denied
FHA 50 14% · 18.0% denied
VA 5 1% · 40.0% denied
USDA / RHS 50 14% · 18.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 88 manufactured homes, 80 investment properties.

Who gets approved at Sabine State Bank and Trust

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k582642.9%
$50k – $100k1147016.7%
$100k – $150k613520.0%
$150k – $250k483215.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25392414.3%
25–34713921.2%
35–44583331.3%
45–54543026.8%
55–64452916.7%
65–74221412.5%

Where Sabine State Bank and Trust lends

4 states and 44 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Louisiana27318713.2%#92
Texas713322.5%#631

Frequently asked questions

Sabine State Bank and Trust denied 19.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 21st percentile of small mortgage lenders.

In 2025, 67% of its applications were for home purchases, 24% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 9% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 70% conventional, 14% FHA, 1% 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 Sabine State Bank and Trust. Data sources · Methodology