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Mortgage Research Center in Louisiana
HMDA record for properties in Louisiana, calendar year 2024. National record · Louisiana overview
HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
In Louisiana, Mortgage Research Center reported 2,068 applications and 967 originations for 2024, $236m in all.
Its denial rate in the state was 28.5%, close to the Louisiana rate of 30.2% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 24.0%.
The median rate spread on its Louisiana originations was -0.0 percentage points (state median 0.4).
Applications in the state were up 10% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Louisiana | Louisiana, all lenders | Mortgage Research Center, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 28.5% | 30.2% | 24.0% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 1.7% | 17.0% | 0.8% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $244k | $234k | $315k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 84.2% | 63.7% | 81.8% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 4.8% | 20.7% | 2.9% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 89.9% | 9.3% | 92.4% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateLouisiana, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in Louisiana
By purpose
Home purchase 84% (814)Refinancing 14% (134)Cash-out refinancing 2% (19)
By type
Conventional 5% (45)FHA 5% (46)VA 90% (869)USDA 1% (7)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 392 denials in Louisiana by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in Louisiana
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bossier Parish | 149 | 86 | $21m | 17.8% |
| St. Tammany Parish | 185 | 85 | $24m | 30.1% |
| Jefferson Parish | 134 | 69 | $17m | 25.8% |
| Calcasieu Parish | 111 | 62 | $14m | 15.8% |
| Caddo Parish | 107 | 54 | $12m | 23.6% |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 109 | 51 | $14m | 28.8% |
| Lafayette Parish | 112 | 48 | $13m | 29.4% |
| Orleans Parish | 116 | 45 | $11m | 32.9% |
| Rapides Parish | 112 | 42 | $9.3m | 36.4% |
| Livingston Parish | 81 | 41 | $10m | 26.8% |
| Vernon Parish | 68 | 41 | $8.8m | 16.3% |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 87 | 34 | $8.4m | 37.9% |
| Beauregard Parish | 57 | 32 | $7.8m | 25.6% |
| Ouachita Parish | 59 | 30 | $6.7m | 18.9% |
| Ascension Parish | 55 | 25 | $8.3m | 26.5% |
| Lafourche Parish | 34 | 17 | $3.5m | 32.0% |
| Terrebonne Parish | 34 | 12 | $2.7m | — |
| St. Landry Parish | 34 | 12 | $2.2m | — |
| St. Bernard Parish | 29 | 11 | $2.8m | — |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Mortgage Research Center originate in Louisiana in 2024?
967 loans totalling $236m, from 2,068 applications reported for properties in Louisiana.
What is Mortgage Research Center's denial rate in Louisiana?
28.5% of decided applications in Louisiana were denied, against 30.2% for all lenders in the state and 24.0% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.
Which Louisiana counties does Mortgage Research Center lend in most?
By originations: Bossier Parish (86), St. Tammany Parish (85), Jefferson Parish (69), Calcasieu Parish (62), Caddo Parish (54).
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Provenance
Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in Louisiana. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.