Baton Rouge Mortgage Lending in 2025

Explore mortgage lending activity in Baton Rouge (MSA/MD Code 12940) using official HMDA public records. Review underwriting outcomes, borrower characteristics, and regional lending benchmarks.

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) / Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) • Dataset: 2025 Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset • Updated: June 2, 2026 • Methodology →
Metropolitan Area 12940
9,772 Loans Originated
• Primary State: Louisiana (LA)
• $2.68 Billion Originated Volume
• $245,000 Median Loan
Actionable Applications 13,682 +6.57% vs 2024
Approval Rate 76.72% +1.23 pp vs 2024
Denial Rate 23.28% -1.23 pp vs 2024
Loan Originations 9,772 +7.24% vs 2024
Originated Volume $2.68 Billion +11.07% vs 2024

Credit Decision Outcomes (2025)

Outcomes for 13,682 actionable applications (Actions 1, 2, and 3).

76.72%
23.28%
10,497 approved 3,185 denied
Action 1: Originated
9,772 (71.42%)
Action 2: Approved not accepted
725 (5.30%)
Action 3: Denied
3,185 (23.28%)
Action 4: Withdrawn (not in denominator)
2,884 —
Action 5: Incomplete (not in denominator)
1,294 —
How to read this: Approval rate uses Actions 1, 2, and 3. Actions 4 and 5 are excluded from the credit decision denominator. Read the full methodology →

How Baton Rouge Compares

Metro vs. State Baseline (2025)

Metric Baton Rouge Louisiana
Actionable Apps 13,682 66,372
Approval Rate 76.72% 71.50%
Denial Rate 23.28% 28.50%
Originations 9,772 43,573
Originated Volume $2.68 Billion $11.29 Billion
Median Loan $245,000 $225,000
Compared against Louisiana statewide baseline in 2025.

Lending Trends in Baton Rouge

Year-over-year shifts: 2025 vs. 2024

Metric 2024 2025 Change
Consumer Universe 16,602 17,860 +7.58%
Actionable Apps 12,838 13,682 +6.57%
Originations 9,112 9,772 +7.24%
Approval Rate 75.49% 76.72% +1.23 pp
Denial Rate 24.51% 23.28% -1.23 pp
Median Loan $235,000 $245,000 +4.26%
Dollar Volume $2.41 Billion $2.68 Billion +11.07%

Applications by Borrower Income (Baton Rouge)

Approval and denial rates across gross annual income tiers (2025)

Income Bracket Apps Approval % Denial %
$100k–$149,999 2,689 84.75% 15.25%
$150k+ 2,472 89.77% 10.23%
$50k–$99,999 5,666 77.16% 22.84%
<$50k 2,033 47.81% 52.19%
Income unavailable/entity 822 79.68% 20.32%
Gross annual borrower income relied upon during credit underwriting. Descriptive figures only; does not establish causation.

Geographic Market Context

Regional integration within Louisiana (2025)

Official Geographic Designation: Metropolitan Statistical Area / Division 12940, anchored in Louisiana (LA).
Metro Share of State Apps 20.61%
Metro Share of State Volume 23.74%
Geographic Notice: OpenFileData reports verified OMB-designated metropolitan boundaries. Detailed county-level vector choropleths are omitted unless authoritative polygon geometries and county-level consumer records are officially available, preventing data fabrication.

Parent State Association

Explore Louisiana statewide mortgage activity

Baton Rouge is part of OpenFileData’s statewide coverage of Louisiana. View statewide approval benchmarks, metropolitan rankings, and institution profiles across all reporting jurisdictions.

Louisiana Statewide Overview Active Profile
Statewide Actionable Applications: 66,372
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Methodology

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Methodology & Disclosures

Credit Decision Denominator Rule: Approval and denial rates are calculated strictly among actionable applications reaching a formal credit underwriting decision (Actions 1, 2, and 3: loan originated, approved but not accepted, denied). Applications withdrawn by borrower (Action 4) and closed for incompleteness (Action 5) are tracked in the broader Consumer Mortgage Universe for market completeness but excluded from credit decision rates as no underwriting decision occurred.

Official Data Source & Freeze Date: Official Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) records published by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Primary analysis uses the 2025 Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (frozen June 2, 2026); historical baseline uses the 2024 One-Year National Loan-Level Dataset (frozen June 2, 2026).

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For complete technical formulas, SQL implementations, and data definitions, read the full Mortgage Lending Methodology Specification.