Mortgage lender · Hattiesburg, MS · LEI 549300DM6DAOPSF8HL78

Grand Bank for Savings review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Grand Bank for Savings earns an F, in the bottom tier of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 25.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 11th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 2.25 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 1st percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

237Applications2025
61.2%Originatedof applications
25.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.99%Median ratenational 6.63%
$25MLoan volume23 states

Grand Bank for Savings at a glance, 2025

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

22.4%Denial rate (all applications)+4.38 pts vs national
25.9%Denial rate (decided applications)+3.26 pts vs national
61.2%Origination rate+3.15 pts vs national
13.5%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.99%Median interest rate+1.37 pts vs national
2.25Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+2.00 pts vs national
$145,000Median loan amount
$5,012Median total loan costs
$77kMedian applicant income
75%Median loan-to-value
1High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the F 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%

11th25.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

1st2.25 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

41st13.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

12th3.46% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232111619.0%9.9%9.00%$35M
202420912822.0%24.9%9.00%$25M
202523714522.4%25.9%7.99%$25M

What Grand Bank for Savings 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 120 51% · 15.0% denied
Refinance 21 9% · 9.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 5% · 23.1% denied
Home improvement 3 1% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 80 34% · 36.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 202 85% · 23.3% denied
FHA 27 11% · 22.2% denied
VA 4 2% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 4 2% · 0.0% denied

Also: 38 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 7 investment properties.

Why Grand Bank for Savings denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 53 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 22 42%
Debt-to-income ratio 12 23%
Other 6 11%
Unverifiable information 5 9%
Collateral 5 9%
Employment history 3 6%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Grand Bank for Savings

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k602846.3%
$50k – $100k916220.5%
$100k – $150k39259.7%
$150k – $250k352416.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34513517.8%
35–44714420.7%
45–54473023.1%
55–64362034.3%
65–74231047.4%

Where Grand Bank for Savings lends

23 states and 66 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Mississippi1487928.4%6.29%#104
Indiana26177.7%9.88%#429
Texas10630.0%9.63%#958
Louisiana6416.7%8.00%#421
Tennessee660.0%8.75%#710
Florida540.0%8.43%#1,112
Ohio5320.0%9.00%#721
Oklahoma550.0%9.88%#488

Frequently asked questions

Grand Bank for Savings denied 25.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 11th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Grand Bank for Savings gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 41.5% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Grand Bank for Savings originated in 2025 was 7.99%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 2.25 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 51% of its applications were for home purchases, 14% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 35% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 85% conventional, 11% FHA, 2% 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 Grand Bank for Savings. Data sources · Methodology