Hometown Equity Mortgage · Mississippi · 2025

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Mississippi: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Hometown Equity Mortgage took 31 mortgage applications in Mississippi in 2025, ranking #203 of 681 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.8% of them and denied 45.2% (45.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.9%.

31Applicationsin MS
45.2%Decision denial ratestate 28.5%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$205,000Median loanstate $135,000
$4.1MVolume13 counties

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Mississippi vs the state

45.2%Denial rate+22.24 pts vs state
45.2%Decision denial rate+16.71 pts vs state
54.8%Origination rate+1.97 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.67Rate spread (pts)+0.34 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
17Loans originated
14Denied

Trend in Mississippi

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023251152.0%9.25%#206
202414650.0%8.69%#256
2025311745.2%7.25%#203

What Hometown Equity Mortgage lends in Mississippi

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 35% · 27.3% denied
Refinance 4 13% · 75.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 16 52% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 29 94% · 48.3% denied
FHA 2 6% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Mississippi applicants

Incomplete application 12 86%
Credit history 1 7%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 7%

Where in Mississippi

Counties with the most Hometown Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hinds County 1046 60.0%
Madison County 422 50.0%
DeSoto County 321 33.3%
Rankin County 321 33.3%
Hancock County 211 50.0%
Harrison County 202 100.0%
Jefferson Davis County 110 0.0%
Marshall County 110 0.0%
Coahoma County 101 100.0%
Tishomingo 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: 31 applications in 2025, of which 17 were originated and 14 denied.

45.2% of all applications, or 45.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Mississippi statewide average across all lenders was 22.9%.

The median rate on loans Hometown Equity Mortgage originated in Mississippi in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Hometown Equity Mortgage'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