Merchants & Marine Bank · Mississippi · 2025

Merchants & Marine Bank in Mississippi: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Merchants & Marine Bank took 231 mortgage applications in Mississippi in 2025, ranking #81 of 681 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.2% of them and denied 11.3% (13.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.9%.

231Applicationsin MS
13.1%Decision denial ratestate 28.5%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$185,000Median loanstate $135,000
$49MVolume21 counties

Merchants & Marine Bank in Mississippi vs the state

11.3%Denial rate-11.66 pts vs state
13.1%Decision denial rate-15.32 pts vs state
73.2%Origination rate+20.29 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.14 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
169Loans originated
26Denied

Trend in Mississippi

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232672096.7%7.13%#62
20242351688.5%6.88%#77
202523116911.3%6.75%#81

What Merchants & Marine Bank lends in Mississippi

By loan purpose

Home purchase 173 75% · 8.7% denied
Refinance 37 16% · 16.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 17 7% · 29.4% denied
Home improvement 3 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 159 69% · 10.1% denied
FHA 37 16% · 16.2% denied
VA 23 10% · 17.4% denied
USDA / RHS 12 5% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Mississippi applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 11 42%
Credit history 10 38%
Collateral 5 19%

Where in Mississippi

Counties with the most Merchants & Marine Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Forrest County 64526 9.4%
Jackson County 54406 11.1%
Lamar County 45362 4.4%
George County 28184 14.3%
Jones County 842 25.0%
Harrison County 732 28.6%
Hancock County 540 0.0%
Greene County 430 0.0%
Marion County 211 50.0%
Perry County 220 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: 231 applications in 2025, of which 169 were originated and 26 denied.

11.3% of all applications, or 13.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Mississippi statewide average across all lenders was 22.9%.

The median rate on loans Merchants & Marine Bank originated in Mississippi in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Merchants & Marine 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