Nations Lending · Mississippi · 2025

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

Nations Lending took 238 mortgage applications in Mississippi in 2025, ranking #78 of 681 lenders active in the state. It originated 87.8% of them and denied 3.8% (3.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.9%.

238Applicationsin MS
3.8%Decision denial ratestate 28.5%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$255,000Median loanstate $135,000
$51MVolume27 counties

Nations Lending in Mississippi vs the state

3.8%Denial rate-19.14 pts vs state
3.8%Decision denial rate-24.62 pts vs state
87.8%Origination rate+34.95 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.23Rate spread (pts)-0.11 pts vs state
$83kMedian applicant income
209Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Mississippi

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232712322.2%6.75%#61
20243102630.3%6.63%#59
20252382093.8%6.50%#78

What Nations Lending lends in Mississippi

By loan purpose

Home purchase 216 91% · 1.9% denied
Refinance 11 5% · 18.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 5% · 27.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 92 39% · 2.2% denied
FHA 113 47% · 5.3% denied
VA 16 7% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 17 7% · 5.9% denied

Why it denied Mississippi applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 33%
Other 3 33%
Credit history 2 22%
Collateral 1 11%

Where in Mississippi

Counties with the most Nations Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
DeSoto County 1561395 3.2%
Marshall County 16160 0.0%
Tate County 1080 0.0%
Grenada County 961 11.1%
Lafayette County 880 0.0%
Panola County 870 0.0%
Washington County 550 0.0%
Yalobusha County 220 0.0%
Lincoln County 220 0.0%
Benton County 210 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: 238 applications in 2025, of which 209 were originated and 9 denied.

3.8% of all applications, or 3.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Mississippi statewide average across all lenders was 22.9%.

The median rate on loans Nations Lending originated in Mississippi in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Nations Lending'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