First Financial Bank · Mississippi · 2025

First Financial Bank in Mississippi: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Financial Bank took 27 mortgage applications in Mississippi in 2025, ranking #221 of 681 lenders active in the state. It originated 81.5% of them and denied 11.1% (12.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.9%.

27Applicationsin MS
12.0%Decision denial ratestate 28.5%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$195,000Median loanstate $135,000
$4.5MVolume11 counties

First Financial Bank in Mississippi vs the state

11.1%Denial rate-11.81 pts vs state
12.0%Decision denial rate-16.45 pts vs state
81.5%Origination rate+28.61 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.42Rate spread (pts)+0.09 pts vs state
$88kMedian applicant income
22Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Mississippi

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202333289.1%7.25%#189
202422210.0%7.50%#226
2025272211.1%7.25%#221

What First Financial Bank lends in Mississippi

By loan purpose

Home purchase 9 33% · 11.1% denied
Refinance 10 37% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 26% · 14.3% denied
Other / HELOC 1 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 26 96% · 11.5% denied
FHA 1 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Mississippi applicants

Other 2 67%
Credit history 1 33%

Where in Mississippi

Counties with the most First Financial Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Leake County 12102 16.7%
Scott County 430 0.0%
Tate County 210 0.0%
Attala County 220 0.0%
Madison County 101 100.0%
Panola County 110 0.0%
DeSoto County 110 0.0%
Rankin County 110 0.0%
Neshoba County 110 0.0%
Tallahatchie 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: 27 applications in 2025, of which 22 were originated and 3 denied.

11.1% of all applications, or 12.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Mississippi statewide average across all lenders was 22.9%.

The median rate on loans First Financial Bank originated in Mississippi in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First Financial Bank'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