Southern Bancorp Bank · Mississippi · 2025

Southern Bancorp Bank in Mississippi: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Southern Bancorp Bank took 277 mortgage applications in Mississippi in 2025, ranking #70 of 681 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.0% of them and denied 16.3% (20.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.9%.

277Applicationsin MS
20.4%Decision denial ratestate 28.5%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$125,000Median loanstate $135,000
$32MVolume38 counties

Southern Bancorp Bank in Mississippi vs the state

16.3%Denial rate-6.67 pts vs state
20.4%Decision denial rate-8.09 pts vs state
56.0%Origination rate+3.09 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.77Rate spread (pts)+0.44 pts vs state
$90kMedian applicant income
155Loans originated
45Denied

Trend in Mississippi

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231721439.3%8.50%#88
20242071436.3%8.50%#83
202527715516.3%7.50%#70

What Southern Bancorp Bank lends in Mississippi

By loan purpose

Home purchase 161 58% · 11.8% denied
Refinance 45 16% · 13.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 2% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 50 18% · 34.0% denied
Other / HELOC 15 5% · 6.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 243 88% · 13.6% denied
FHA 30 11% · 36.7% denied
VA 2 1% · 50.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Mississippi applicants

Credit history 25 56%
Debt-to-income ratio 11 24%
Insufficient cash 5 11%
Other 4 9%

Where in Mississippi

Counties with the most Southern Bancorp Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Coahoma County 462710 21.7%
DeSoto County 29201 3.4%
Sunflower County 28129 32.1%
Hinds County 23132 8.7%
Washington County 21152 9.5%
Madison County 20125 25.0%
Bolivar County 1996 31.6%
Forrest County 16100 0.0%
Rankin County 1462 14.3%
Lamar County 950 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: 277 applications in 2025, of which 155 were originated and 45 denied.

16.3% of all applications, or 20.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Mississippi statewide average across all lenders was 22.9%.

The median rate on loans Southern Bancorp Bank originated in Mississippi in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Southern Bancorp 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