Sabine Parish

Louisiana · FIPS 22085

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Sabine Parish ranks #1,724 of 3,210, and #37 of 64 in Louisiana.

Mortgage lending activity in Sabine Parish, Louisiana based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this county during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.

Local mortgage market. Sabine Parish, Louisiana saw 704 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 272 of those loans and denied 189, producing a denial rate of 26.9% and an approval (origination) rate of 38.6%. The average loan amount was $159,375 at an average note rate of 7.83%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $35K. 70 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 4.6x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 4.6 times their annual income. That ratio is a rough affordability signal: higher multiples imply tighter monthly budgets and greater exposure to rate or income shocks. See our methodology for how to read the denial rate against a local applicant pool. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.

704
Applications
272
Originated
26.9%
Denial Rate
$159,375
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Sabine Parish

Top-1 share
18.0%
Top-3 share
41.9%
Book band
Concentrated book

In Sabine Parish, lead originator Sabine State Bank and Trust Company funded 18.0% of 272 originated loans, above the county fleet's upper tercile (~16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 41.9% of the book, so a handful of names dominate disclosed volume here.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Sabine Parish's 704 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Sabine Parish's $159,375 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Sabine Parish

Sabine State Bank and Trust Company funded 49 of the 272 loans originated in Sabine Parish, 18.0% of the county. 70 lenders reported activity here.

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. County FIPS codes per U.S. Census Bureau standards.

Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for Sabine Parish borrowers.

Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Sabine Parish page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.