Mortgage lender · Pascagoula, MS · LEI 54930017IQ4KPG7QW263

First Federal Savings and Loan Association review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

First Federal Savings and Loan Association earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 12.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 41st percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

158Applications2025
78.5%Originatedof applications
12.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$23MLoan volume3 states

First Federal Savings and Loan Association at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

10.8%Denial rate (all applications)-7.22 pts vs national
12.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-10.62 pts vs national
78.5%Origination rate+20.45 pts vs national
10.1%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$155,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$115kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

41st12.0% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

57th10.1%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202330623611.4%12.7%$46M
202423818910.5%11.4%$38M
202515812410.8%12.0%$23M

What First Federal Savings and Loan Association lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 84 53% · 4.8% denied
Refinance 7 4% · 14.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 27 17% · 14.8% denied
Home improvement 19 12% · 15.8% denied
Other / HELOC 21 13% · 23.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 158 100% · 10.8% denied

Why First Federal Savings and Loan Association denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 17 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 10 59%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 18%
Insufficient cash 3 18%
Collateral 1 6%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at First Federal Savings and Loan Association

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k433510.3%
$100k – $150k403013.9%
$150k – $250k44387.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34433412.8%
35–44261913.6%
45–54352320.0%
55–6422204.8%

Where First Federal Savings and Loan Association lends

3 states and 14 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Mississippi14812010.1%#103
Alabama9322.2%#485

Frequently asked questions

First Federal Savings and Loan Association denied 12.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 41st percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason First Federal Savings and Loan Association gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 58.8% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 53% of its applications were for home purchases, 22% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 25% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with First Federal Savings and Loan Association. Data sources · Methodology