Wells Fargo Bank · Louisiana · 2025

Wells Fargo Bank in Louisiana: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Wells Fargo Bank took 341 mortgage applications in Louisiana in 2025, ranking #83 of 721 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.6% of them and denied 27.0% (37.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.2%.

341Applicationsin LA
37.7%Decision denial ratestate 28.2%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$165,000Median loanstate $165,000
$33MVolume43 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in Louisiana vs the state

27.0%Denial rate+4.81 pts vs state
37.7%Decision denial rate+9.55 pts vs state
44.6%Origination rate-7.40 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.26Rate spread (pts)-0.10 pts vs state
$96kMedian applicant income
152Loans originated
92Denied

Trend in Louisiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202368426534.8%6.13%#39
202438114531.8%6.38%#62
202534115227.0%6.38%#83

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in Louisiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 164 48% · 19.5% denied
Refinance 23 7% · 34.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 124 36% · 29.0% denied
Home improvement 7 2% · 42.9% denied
Other / HELOC 23 7% · 56.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 280 82% · 22.9% denied
FHA 48 14% · 45.8% denied
VA 13 4% · 46.2% denied

Why it denied Louisiana applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 38 41%
Other 18 20%
Collateral 16 17%
Credit history 13 14%
Insufficient cash 3 3%
Incomplete application 2 2%
Unverifiable information 2 2%

Where in Louisiana

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Orleans Parish 391416 41.0%
Jefferson Parish 372011 29.7%
East Baton Rouge Parish 32174 12.5%
Lafayette Parish 281110 35.7%
St. Tammany Parish 25136 24.0%
Caddo Parish 23134 17.4%
Bossier Parish 1451 7.1%
Livingston Parish 1484 28.6%
Ascension Parish 1390 0.0%
Ouachita Parish 1132 18.2%

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: 341 applications in 2025, of which 152 were originated and 92 denied.

27.0% of all applications, or 37.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Louisiana statewide average across all lenders was 22.2%.

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

About this data. Figures are Wells Fargo Bank'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