Pennymac Loan Services · Mississippi · 2025

Pennymac Loan Services in Mississippi: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Pennymac Loan Services took 1,342 mortgage applications in Mississippi in 2025, ranking #18 of 681 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.9% of them and denied 13.9% (22.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.9%.

1.3kApplicationsin MS
22.5%Decision denial ratestate 28.5%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.75%
$185,000Median loanstate $135,000
$123MVolume73 counties

Pennymac Loan Services in Mississippi vs the state

13.9%Denial rate-8.99 pts vs state
22.5%Decision denial rate-5.97 pts vs state
44.9%Origination rate-7.94 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
0.24Rate spread (pts)-0.09 pts vs state
$86kMedian applicant income
603Loans originated
187Denied

Trend in Mississippi

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202367429115.3%6.13%#28
202488238012.4%5.99%#27
20251,34260313.9%6.13%#18

What Pennymac Loan Services lends in Mississippi

By loan purpose

Home purchase 174 13% · 17.2% denied
Refinance 524 39% · 8.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 351 26% · 19.9% denied
Other / HELOC 293 22% · 15.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 491 37% · 13.4% denied
FHA 516 38% · 15.7% denied
VA 318 24% · 12.3% denied
USDA / RHS 17 1% · 5.9% denied

Why it denied Mississippi applicants

Collateral 56 30%
Debt-to-income ratio 42 22%
Credit history 42 22%
Incomplete application 30 16%
Unverifiable information 7 4%
Other 6 3%
Insufficient cash 2 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 1%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Mississippi

Counties with the most Pennymac Loan Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
DeSoto County 23311528 12.0%
Harrison County 1365819 14.0%
Rankin County 1024710 9.8%
Hinds County 813014 17.3%
Jackson County 71339 12.7%
Madison County 52238 15.4%
Lamar County 43284 9.3%
Lowndes County 42149 21.4%
Lee County 41247 17.1%
Forrest County 35146 17.1%

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: 1,342 applications in 2025, of which 603 were originated and 187 denied.

13.9% of all applications, or 22.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Mississippi statewide average across all lenders was 22.9%.

The median rate on loans Pennymac Loan Services originated in Mississippi in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Pennymac Loan Services'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