Guaranteed Rate · Mississippi · 2025

Guaranteed Rate in Mississippi: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Guaranteed Rate took 364 mortgage applications in Mississippi in 2025, ranking #55 of 681 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.6% of them and denied 16.8% (24.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.9%.

364Applicationsin MS
24.4%Decision denial ratestate 28.5%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$225,000Median loanstate $135,000
$50MVolume50 counties

Guaranteed Rate in Mississippi vs the state

16.8%Denial rate-6.16 pts vs state
24.4%Decision denial rate-4.05 pts vs state
50.6%Origination rate-2.32 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.31Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$87kMedian applicant income
184Loans originated
61Denied

Trend in Mississippi

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233632136.1%6.48%#50
20243432269.3%6.50%#54
202536418416.8%6.50%#55

What Guaranteed Rate lends in Mississippi

By loan purpose

Home purchase 271 74% · 11.8% denied
Refinance 33 9% · 15.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 40 11% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 9 2% · 55.6% denied
Other / HELOC 11 3% · 81.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 177 49% · 19.8% denied
FHA 122 34% · 16.4% denied
VA 56 15% · 10.7% denied
USDA / RHS 9 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Mississippi applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 21 34%
Credit history 15 25%
Incomplete application 8 13%
Other 7 11%
Unverifiable information 5 8%
Collateral 4 7%
Employment history 1 2%

Where in Mississippi

Counties with the most Guaranteed Rate applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
DeSoto County 1228811 9.0%
Harrison County 37178 21.6%
Jackson County 37197 18.9%
Forrest County 22153 13.6%
Lamar County 22114 18.2%
Hinds County 1327 53.8%
Pearl River County 1253 25.0%
Marshall County 952 22.2%
Madison County 942 22.2%
Rankin County 802 25.0%

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: 364 applications in 2025, of which 184 were originated and 61 denied.

16.8% of all applications, or 24.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Mississippi statewide average across all lenders was 22.9%.

The median rate on loans Guaranteed Rate originated in Mississippi in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Guaranteed Rate'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