Citizens Equity First · Mississippi · 2025

Citizens Equity First in Mississippi: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Citizens Equity First took 10 mortgage applications in Mississippi in 2025, ranking #284 of 681 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.0% of them and denied 10.0% (14.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.9%.

10Applicationsin MS
14.3%Decision denial ratestate 28.5%
7.19%Median ratestate 6.75%
$115,000Median loanstate $135,000
$1.1MVolume6 counties

Citizens Equity First in Mississippi vs the state

10.0%Denial rate-12.92 pts vs state
14.3%Decision denial rate-14.16 pts vs state
60.0%Origination rate+7.13 pts vs state
7.19%Median rate+0.44 pts vs state
0.08Rate spread (pts)-0.25 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Mississippi

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231377.7%6.50%#262
202411718.2%6.75%#280
202510610.0%7.19%#284

What Citizens Equity First lends in Mississippi

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 30% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 1 10% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 10% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 50% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10 100% · 10.0% denied

Why it denied Mississippi applicants

Credit history 1 100%

Where in Mississippi

Counties with the most Citizens Equity First applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Alcorn County 420 0.0%
Rankin County 211 50.0%
Pontotoc County 110 0.0%
Warren County 100 0.0%
DeSoto County 110 0.0%
Tishomingo County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Mississippi

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
21st MortgageF 6,76448.5%10.56%
Trustmark National BankC 5,53112.5%6.75%
Cadence BankB 5,30119.2%7.25%
Regions BankC 4,91644.7%5.75%
Rocket MortgageC 4,63624.8%6.63%
Community Bank of MississippiC 3,8569.0%7.65%
Renasant BankB 3,18814.3%6.99%
Triad Financial ServicesD 3,14034.4%8.76%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 2,84044.3%10.25%
BankPlusB 2,63810.7%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Mississippi: 10 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 1 denied.

10.0% of all applications, or 14.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Mississippi statewide average across all lenders was 22.9%.

The median rate on loans Citizens Equity First originated in Mississippi in 2025 was 7.19%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Citizens Equity First's own HMDA filing for properties located in Mississippi, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology