The Bank of Forest · Mississippi · 2025

The Bank of Forest in Mississippi: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Bank of Forest took 111 mortgage applications in Mississippi in 2025, ranking #121 of 681 lenders active in the state. It originated 96.4% of them and denied 0.9% (0.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.9%.

111Applicationsin MS
0.9%Decision denial ratestate 28.5%
Median ratestate 6.75%
$85,000Median loanstate $135,000
$17MVolume14 counties

The Bank of Forest in Mississippi vs the state

0.9%Denial rate-22.02 pts vs state
0.9%Decision denial rate-27.52 pts vs state
96.4%Origination rate+43.53 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$90kMedian applicant income
107Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Mississippi

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202396866.3%#114
2024105974.8%#112
20251111070.9%#121

What The Bank of Forest lends in Mississippi

By loan purpose

Home purchase 56 50% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 17 15% · 5.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 30 27% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 5 5% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 111 100% · 0.9% denied

Where in Mississippi

Counties with the most The Bank of Forest applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Scott County 46431 2.2%
Leake County 26260 0.0%
Newton County 11100 0.0%
Rankin County 880 0.0%
Smith County 550 0.0%
Hinds County 440 0.0%
Neshoba County 330 0.0%
Simpson County 220 0.0%
Franklin County 110 0.0%
Madison County 110 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: 111 applications in 2025, of which 107 were originated and 1 denied.

0.9% of all applications, or 0.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Mississippi statewide average across all lenders was 22.9%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are The Bank of Forest'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