Mortgage lender · Belzoni, MS · LEI 5493007B7MEWKMDWUZ73

Guaranty Bank and Trust review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Guaranty Bank and Trust earns a D, weaker than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 18.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 26th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.54 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 18th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.5kApplications2025
70.5%Originatedof applications
18.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.13%Median ratenational 6.63%
$256MLoan volume12 states

Guaranty Bank and Trust at a glance, 2025

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

16.1%Denial rate (all applications)-1.85 pts vs national
18.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-4.15 pts vs national
70.5%Origination rate+12.48 pts vs national
12.6%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.13%Median interest rate+0.50 pts vs national
0.54Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.28 pts vs national
$155,000Median loan amount
$3,371Median total loan costs
$84kMedian applicant income
78%Median loan-to-value
94High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

26th18.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

18th0.54 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

72nd12.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

55th2.17% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202363238723.4%27.6%$122M
20241,03773616.3%18.6%$199M
20251,4821,04516.1%18.4%7.13%$256M

What Guaranty Bank and Trust 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 1,085 73% · 15.5% denied
Refinance 270 18% · 14.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 20 1% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 68 5% · 26.5% denied
Other / HELOC 39 3% · 28.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,310 88% · 16.0% denied
FHA 133 9% · 17.3% denied
VA 18 1% · 5.6% denied
USDA / RHS 21 1% · 23.8% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 59 manufactured homes, 383 investment properties.

Why Guaranty Bank and Trust denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 239 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 69 29%
Credit history 59 25%
Incomplete application 51 21%
Other 23 10%
Collateral 22 9%
Insufficient cash 6 3%
Employment history 5 2%
Unverifiable information 4 2%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Guaranty Bank and Trust

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k25212144.8%
$50k – $100k50235021.0%
$100k – $150k24518012.1%
$150k – $250k1351057.9%
Over $250k110908.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 251128212.8%
25–3432222121.3%
35–4427518123.9%
45–5422615720.5%
55–6420013922.2%
65–741066725.6%
Over 74392710.0%

Where Guaranty Bank and Trust lends

12 states and 82 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Mississippi1,38697316.2%7.13%#17
Tennessee584510.3%6.88%#394
Alabama12825.0%6.56%#451
Arkansas10630.0%6.65%#336
Florida540.0%7.20%#1,124

Frequently asked questions

Guaranty Bank and Trust denied 18.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 26th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Guaranty Bank and Trust gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 28.9% 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 Guaranty Bank and Trust originated in 2025 was 7.13%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.54 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 73% of its applications were for home purchases, 20% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 7% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 88% conventional, 9% FHA, 1% 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 Guaranty Bank and Trust. Data sources · Methodology