LA · Statewide HMDA 2024

Louisiana mortgage lending

According to the CFPB HMDA 2024 Snapshot, 590 reporting lenders · 64 counties · 10 metros.

Volume rank is not origination-share rank

According to the CFPB HMDA 2024 Snapshot, Louisiana ranks #29 of 54 by application volume but #52 of 52 states with 10,000+ applications on origination share (44.7%). Wisconsin leads that origination-share board at 64.0% on 214,597 applications. Volume rank is not origination-share rank.

#52
Origination-share rank of 52
44.7%
Origination share
62,438
Originated
21.0%
Denial rate

According to the CFPB HMDA 2024 Snapshot. Origination share is originated divided by applications among states and territories with 10,000+ applications (the same floor as the national denial board). See /methodology#corpus-placement. Informational reporting, not mortgage advice.

CFPB HMDA state filing plate

State LA · Louisiana 21.0% denial

VOL-LIGHT · DEN-STEEP · NEAR-PEER · ORIG-FLOOR · BOOK-FULL · LEAD-MIX

  • VOL-LIGHT #29/54
  • DEN-STEEP 21.0%
  • NEAR-PEER West Virginia
  • ORIG-FLOOR 44.7%
  • BOOK-FULL 590 lenders
  • LEAD-MIX 6% top

Photo-finish peer: West Virginia · 20.7% denial (-0.2pp vs Louisiana)

2024 HMDA Snapshot state sheet, volume rank, denial band, origination share, and reporter book. Informational reporting only.

Denial-rate neighbourhood · Louisiana

Poles and nearest peers by statewide HMDA denial rate, not a full state roster.

Denial band
Hawaii · highest22.4%Mississippi · near21.8%Louisiana · this state21.0%West Virginia · near20.7%Florida · near19.8%Guam · lowest7.6%

Nationwide states with similar HMDA denial rate or application volume

Two statewide peer sets for Louisiana: nearest jurisdictions by denial rate and by mortgage applications filed. These are cross-state neighborhoods, distinct from the denial-band chart above.

Top lenders by originations · Louisiana

Funded loans among HMDA-reporting institutions active in this state.

State market
1. United Wholesale Mortgage4K2. Gmfs, LLC3K3. Rocket Mortgage3K4. DSLD Mortgage LLC2K5. Hancock Whitney Bank2K6. Fidelity Bank2K7. Gulf Coast Bank and Trust1K8. Eustis Mortgage Corp1K

Where Louisiana sits by application volume

2024 CFPB HMDA states and territories, bucketed by mortgage applications filed

139,530 46th percentile higher than 46% of 54 states and territories

This state 0 1,200,000 states and territories, grouped by applications

Each bar is a 150,000-applications band. The dashed line and filled bar mark this state. Hover, tap, or focus a bar for its count and population share.

Source CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset · 2024 reporting year

Top counties by originations · Louisiana

In-state county volume from the same HMDA county board linked below.

County mix
1. East Baton Rouge Parish7K2. St. Tammany Parish5K3. Jefferson Parish5K4. Lafayette Parish4K5. Orleans Parish4K6. Caddo Parish3K7. Livingston Parish3K8. Calcasieu Parish3K

How to read this state sheet. Louisiana filed 139,530 HMDA-reported applications in 2024 (#29 of 54 by volume) with a 21.0% denial rate - 3.8pp above the national 17.2% baseline. White applicants (68,548 apps) show 19.2% denial; Black or African American applicants (29,244 apps) show 35.4% denial - rates on groups below 100 applications are marked too small to read. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.

Nearby Lenders in Louisiana

Top HMDA-reporting lenders active in Louisiana. Compare any two side-by-side for rates, denial rates, and loan mix.

# Lender Originated Market Share
1 United Wholesale Mortgage 3,766 6.0%
2 Gmfs, LLC 3,284 5.3%
3 Rocket Mortgage 2,946 4.7%
4 DSLD Mortgage LLC 1,912 3.1%
5 Hancock Whitney Bank 1,883 3.0%

Reported outcomes by applicant race in Louisiana

CFPB derived race categories. HMDA carries no credit score, debt-to-income ratio or down payment, so a gap between these rows is an outcome difference and never, on its own, evidence of discrimination.

Race Applications Approval Rate Denial Rate
White 68,548 56.5% 19.2%
Black or African American 29,244 38.1% 35.4%
Asian 2,329 56.0% 18.2%
Joint 1,804 50.8% 25.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native 787 36.9% 31.3%
2 or more minority races 313 34.5% 39.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 144 32.6% 42.4%

Every county in Louisiana, by lending volume

County totals sum the filings geocoded to that county, so they reconcile to the state row above rather than to any single lender's book.

County Applications Originated Denial Rate Avg Loan
East Baton Rouge Parish 13,587 6,686 15.8% $251,583
St. Tammany Parish 10,170 4,807 16.4% $257,762
Jefferson Parish 9,833 4,730 18.5% $243,682
Orleans Parish 9,589 4,206 21.0% $293,886
Lafayette Parish 8,739 4,257 17.9% $231,181
Caddo Parish 6,764 3,083 21.1% $172,918
Livingston Parish 6,151 2,763 18.1% $193,903
Calcasieu Parish 5,703 2,619 18.3% $200,029
Tangipahoa Parish 5,697 2,122 27.0% $182,534
Ascension Parish 5,163 2,382 18.7% $231,570
Bossier Parish 5,047 2,420 15.6% $215,765
Ouachita Parish 4,415 2,223 16.6% $185,179
Rapides Parish 3,708 1,755 18.9% $176,327
Terrebonne Parish 2,866 1,216 25.8% $177,474
Lafourche Parish 2,683 1,197 23.0% $169,305
St. Landry Parish 2,230 855 27.8% $159,740
Vermilion Parish 1,637 741 22.2% $155,971
Iberia Parish 1,539 648 27.0% $147,580
Acadia Parish 1,512 686 23.1% $163,049
St. Martin Parish 1,500 650 24.2% $160,387
St. Charles Parish 1,492 713 19.8% $201,696
Lincoln Parish 1,363 628 21.6% $183,019
Vernon Parish 1,312 587 19.4% $175,877
Beauregard Parish 1,304 575 21.1% $202,860
Washington Parish 1,277 510 27.2% $136,441
St. John the Baptist Parish 1,209 480 26.4% $153,925
St. Bernard Parish 1,208 506 19.4% $183,733
Webster Parish 1,087 479 23.6% $140,943
West Baton Rouge Parish 1,060 469 18.5% $202,047
Avoyelles Parish 952 414 26.9% $130,095
St. Mary Parish 944 382 30.9% $129,290
De Soto Parish 942 402 23.9% $185,191
Natchitoches Parish 921 373 27.8% $170,201
Iberville Parish 856 378 25.5% $166,507
Jefferson Davis Parish 822 374 22.6% $154,854
Union Parish 773 313 25.7% $138,402
Sabine Parish 704 272 26.9% $159,375
Pointe Coupee Parish 701 322 26.0% $161,833
Grant Parish 696 278 28.6% $139,957
Evangeline Parish 670 292 23.9% $133,463
St. James Parish 642 287 26.0% $145,545
Morehouse Parish 617 225 28.0% $123,169
Plaquemines Parish 604 267 17.2% $276,192
Richland Parish 583 215 32.8% $138,259
East Feliciana Parish 555 249 23.8% $182,027
Assumption Parish 536 179 37.7% $140,243
St. Helena Parish 527 142 38.0% $128,245
Allen Parish 518 193 27.8% $136,950
LaSalle Parish 506 261 23.5% $128,360
Franklin Parish 478 134 31.4% $125,063
Concordia Parish 380 142 32.4% $155,447
Jackson Parish 378 119 30.4% $144,471
Bienville Parish 370 133 30.8% $137,919
Claiborne Parish 366 126 33.6% $141,284
Caldwell Parish 325 163 20.6% $126,138
West Feliciana Parish 305 142 21.6% $245,361
Winn Parish 291 81 37.5% $129,570
West Carroll Parish 268 99 25.8% $109,104
Red River Parish 216 60 35.6% $120,278
Catahoula Parish 179 79 28.5% $123,603
Cameron Parish 155 63 23.2% $195,903
Madison Parish 141 39 36.9% $112,943
East Carroll Parish 121 28 41.3% $123,264
Tensas Parish 65 21 26.1% $149,154

Metro Areas in Louisiana

Frequently Asked Questions

How many mortgage applications were filed in Louisiana?
In the 2024 HMDA reporting year, 139,530 mortgage applications were filed in Louisiana. Of these, 62,438 were originated (approved and funded), while 29,240 were denied, resulting in a denial rate of 21.0%.
Where does Louisiana sit among U.S. states for mortgage volume?
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume across U.S. states and territories, Louisiana ranks #29 of 54. On origination share (originated divided by applications, 10,000-application floor) it ranks #52 of 52 at 44.7%. The /states hub sorts by application volume for this ranking basis. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
What is the mortgage denial rate in Louisiana?
The mortgage denial rate in Louisiana is 21.0%, meaning 21.0% of all applications were denied by lenders. The approval (origination) rate is 44.7%.
What is the average mortgage loan amount in Louisiana?
The average mortgage loan amount in Louisiana is $208,441. The average interest rate across all loan types is 7.094%.
How many mortgage lenders operate in Louisiana?
590 mortgage lenders reported HMDA data for Louisiana. These include banks, credit unions, and independent mortgage companies that filed lending activity for this state.
How do mortgage denial rates vary by demographics in Louisiana?
Louisiana reports demographic lending data under HMDA. White applicants (68,548 applications) have an approval rate of 56.5% and denial rate of 19.2%; Black or African American applicants (29,244 applications) have an approval rate of 38.1% and denial rate of 35.4%; Asian applicants (2,329 applications) have an approval rate of 56.0% and denial rate of 18.2%. These figures reflect derived race categories as reported by applicants, and cover only groups with at least 100 applications, since a rate computed on a handful of applications is not readable.
Which counties in Louisiana have the most mortgage activity?
The top counties by mortgage volume in Louisiana are East Baton Rouge Parish (6,686 originations), St. Tammany Parish (4,807 originations), Jefferson Parish (4,730 originations). There are 64 counties with HMDA mortgage data in the state.

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

Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Demographic data reflects derived categories as reported by applicants. Provided for informational purposes only.

Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This 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.