Keesler · Mississippi · 2025

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

Keesler took 2,422 mortgage applications in Mississippi in 2025, ranking #12 of 681 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.0% of them and denied 40.4% (47.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.9%.

2.4kApplicationsin MS
47.5%Decision denial ratestate 28.5%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$95,000Median loanstate $135,000
$175MVolume55 counties

Keesler in Mississippi vs the state

40.4%Denial rate+17.46 pts vs state
47.5%Decision denial rate+19.00 pts vs state
44.0%Origination rate-8.86 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
-0.42Rate spread (pts)-0.75 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
1,066Loans originated
978Denied

Trend in Mississippi

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,78983934.9%4.00%#12
20242,05688737.8%5.75%#12
20252,4221,06640.4%6.75%#12

What Keesler lends in Mississippi

By loan purpose

Home purchase 720 30% · 22.6% denied
Refinance 241 10% · 26.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 377 16% · 41.9% denied
Home improvement 571 24% · 53.4% denied
Other / HELOC 513 21% · 56.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,959 81% · 44.9% denied
FHA 305 13% · 22.6% denied
VA 145 6% · 17.2% denied
USDA / RHS 13 1% · 38.5% denied

Why it denied Mississippi applicants

Other 365 37%
Credit history 175 18%
Debt-to-income ratio 169 17%
Incomplete application 156 16%
Collateral 75 8%
Unverifiable information 22 2%
Insufficient cash 11 1%
Employment history 5 1%

Where in Mississippi

Counties with the most Keesler applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Harrison County 765353301 39.3%
Jackson County 528232200 37.9%
Hancock County 22411485 37.9%
Pearl River County 1988673 36.9%
Rankin County 1204857 47.5%
Madison County 1044642 40.4%
Forrest County 1014943 42.6%
Lamar County 843538 45.2%
Hinds County 521826 50.0%
Stone County 512517 33.3%

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: 2,422 applications in 2025, of which 1,066 were originated and 978 denied.

40.4% of all applications, or 47.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Mississippi statewide average across all lenders was 22.9%.

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

About this data. Figures are Keesler'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