Hancock Whitney Bank · Mississippi · 2025

Hancock Whitney Bank in Mississippi: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Hancock Whitney Bank took 795 mortgage applications in Mississippi in 2025, ranking #29 of 681 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.4% of them and denied 25.7% (29.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.9%.

795Applicationsin MS
29.0%Decision denial ratestate 28.5%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.75%
$135,000Median loanstate $135,000
$96MVolume31 counties

Hancock Whitney Bank in Mississippi vs the state

25.7%Denial rate+2.74 pts vs state
29.0%Decision denial rate+0.57 pts vs state
60.4%Origination rate+7.51 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
-0.28Rate spread (pts)-0.61 pts vs state
$85kMedian applicant income
480Loans originated
204Denied

Trend in Mississippi

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202379543423.0%7.69%#23
202479648122.7%7.13%#30
202579548025.7%6.00%#29

What Hancock Whitney Bank lends in Mississippi

By loan purpose

Home purchase 242 30% · 13.6% denied
Refinance 134 17% · 17.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 28 4% · 14.3% denied
Home improvement 210 26% · 31.4% denied
Other / HELOC 181 23% · 42.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 736 93% · 26.4% denied
FHA 41 5% · 17.1% denied
VA 11 1% · 27.3% denied
USDA / RHS 7 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Mississippi applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 78 38%
Credit history 53 26%
Collateral 33 16%
Other 25 12%
Unverifiable information 9 4%
Incomplete application 5 2%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Mississippi

Counties with the most Hancock Whitney Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Harrison County 25816165 25.2%
Jackson County 1277644 34.6%
Hancock County 1016521 20.8%
Pearl River County 774223 29.9%
Lamar County 593913 22.0%
Forrest County 502812 24.0%
Madison County 18111 5.6%
Hinds County 1677 43.8%
Jones County 1382 15.4%
Lafayette County 972 22.2%

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: 795 applications in 2025, of which 480 were originated and 204 denied.

25.7% of all applications, or 29.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Mississippi statewide average across all lenders was 22.9%.

The median rate on loans Hancock Whitney Bank originated in Mississippi in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Hancock Whitney 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