Mortgage lending in Lake Charles, LA
3,300 mortgages were originated in the Lake Charles, LA area in 2025, and here is what they cost.
30-year fixed, this week
6.58%
Freddie Mac’s survey average for the week of July 23, 2026 — a year earlier it was 6.75%, and the past year ranged 5.98–6.72%. The figures below are from 2025 filings and do not move with the market. Rate history
- Loans originated
- 3,300
- Median rate
- 6.625%
- Median lender fees
- $5,655
- Median loan amount
- $175,000
- Median spread over APOR
- 0.463
- Paid discount points
- 37.8%
- Received lender credits
- 18.2%
- Purchases / refinances
- 63.1% / 28.7%
- Conventional / FHA / VA
- 65.1% / 23.1% / 8.6%
Figures are medians of loans actually originated in 2025, as reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. They describe what borrowers received, not what you would be offered: HMDA contains no credit scores, so these numbers cannot be read as pricing for any individual. Lender fees are reported for 68.9% of loans here — see methodology.
Who lent here
Lenders with at least 50 loans in the Lake Charles, LA area, ranked by volume.
| Lender | Loans | Median fees | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC | 207 | $7,620 | 6.399% |
| Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 188 | $5,495 | 6.750% |
| FIDELITY BANK | 178 | $5,776 | 6.590% |
| First Federal Bank of Louisiana | 111 | — | — |
| LOWER, LLC | 105 | $6,008 | 6.625% |
| CSE Federal Credit Union | 102 | — | — |
| DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 94 | $6,736 | 4.875% |
| 21st Mortgage Corporation | 86 | — | 10.325% |
| GMFS LLC | 85 | $4,380 | 6.500% |
| The Bank | 84 | — | — |