Mississippi · HMDA 2025
Mortgage lenders in Forrest County, MS
181 lenders reported 2,898 home-loan applications in Forrest County in 2025. 1,453 closed as loans ($276.1M), 572 were denied — a 26.9% denial rate on decided applications, below the Mississippi rate of 28.1%. The three most active lenders handled 19% of applications, led by Trustmark National Bank. 12 lenders in the list are banks or credit unions with a TellerScore profile.
- Applications
- 2,898
- Loans originated
- 1,453
- Purchase / refinance
- 768 / 449
- 30-yr rate (national)
- 7.40%week of Oct 15, 2026
Lenders ranked by applications in Forrest County
| # | Lender | Applications here | Share | Nationwide denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trustmark National Bank 62 out of 100, Moderate | 218 | 7.5% | 14.7% |
| 2 | Cadence Bank | 208 | 7.2% | — |
| 3 | Regions Bank 64 out of 100, Moderate | 131 | 4.5% | 43.1% |
| 4 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 116 | 4.0% | — |
| 5 | Community Bank of Mississippi 64 out of 100, Moderate | 115 | 4.0% | 9.7% |
| 6 | KEESLER | 101 | 3.5% | — |
| 7 | PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC | 97 | 3.3% | — |
| 8 | 21st Mortgage Corporation | 95 | 3.3% | — |
| 9 | VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. | 95 | 3.3% | — |
| 10 | Renasant Bank 64 out of 100, Moderate | 85 | 2.9% | 11.6% |
| 11 | NEWREZ LLC | 71 | 2.4% | — |
| 12 | Grand Bank for Savings, FSB | 64 | 2.2% | — |
| 13 | Merchants & Marine Bank 61 out of 100, Moderate | 64 | 2.2% | 12.1% |
| 14 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 61 | 2.1% | — |
| 15 | FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 57 | 2.0% | — |
| 16 | HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK 64 out of 100, Moderate | 55 | 1.9% | 25.2% |
| 17 | TRIAD FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. | 53 | 1.8% | — |
| 18 | Broker Solutions, Inc. | 52 | 1.8% | — |
| 19 | UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC | 48 | 1.7% | — |
| 20 | PriorityOne Bank 70 out of 100, Strong | 48 | 1.7% | 9.2% |
| 21 | BankFirst Financial Services 69 out of 100, Moderate | 43 | 1.5% | 7.5% |
| 22 | AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC | 41 | 1.4% | — |
| 23 | PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC | 38 | 1.3% | — |
| 24 | DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. | 32 | 1.1% | — |
| 25 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 61 out of 100, Moderate | 28 | 1.0% | 14.1% |
| 26 | CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC. | 27 | 0.9% | — |
| 27 | HOPE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION | 27 | 0.9% | — |
| 28 | First Southern Bank | 26 | 0.9% | — |
| 29 | Citizens Bank 90 out of 100, Very strong | 26 | 0.9% | 4.9% |
| 30 | Navy Federal Credit Union 66 out of 100, Moderate | 25 | 0.9% | 32.9% |
| 31 | NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC | 23 | 0.8% | — |
| 32 | NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC | 23 | 0.8% | — |
| 33 | GUARANTEED RATE, INC. | 22 | 0.8% | — |
| 34 | AmeriSave Mortgage Corporation | 22 | 0.8% | — |
| 35 | Equity Prime Mortgage LLC | 22 | 0.8% | — |
| 36 | The Citizens National Bank of Meridian | 22 | 0.8% | — |
| 37 | HOMETRUST MORTGAGE COMPANY | 21 | 0.7% | — |
| 38 | Citizens Bank, National Association 54 out of 100, Below average | 20 | 0.7% | 32.5% |
| 39 | STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 20 | 0.7% | — |
| 40 | Loandepot.Com, LLC | 18 | 0.6% | — |
Top 40 of 181 lenders shown. Denial rates are each lender's nationwide figure for 2025, available for banks and credit unions we profile.
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