Mortgage lender · Philadelphia, MS · LEI 549300J1JK4OE41PLT95

The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 8.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 54th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

435Applications2025
75.4%Originatedof applications
8.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$71MLoan volume7 states

The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

7.4%Denial rate (all applications)-10.62 pts vs national
8.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-13.73 pts vs national
75.4%Origination rate+17.37 pts vs national
16.8%Withdrawn by applicant
0.2%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$105,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$92kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

54th8.9% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

28th17.0%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202328720812.5%14.8%$58M
20244203137.1%8.7%$72M
20254353287.4%8.9%$71M

What The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 149 34% · 9.4% denied
Refinance 229 53% · 5.2% denied
Home improvement 26 6% · 11.5% denied
Other / HELOC 31 7% · 9.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 430 99% · 7.4% denied
FHA 2 0% · 0.0% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 152 investment properties.

Who gets approved at The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k614220.8%
$50k – $100k111836.7%
$100k – $150k70583.3%
$150k – $250k38289.7%
Over $250k36300.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3443348.1%
35–4462456.3%
45–5483658.5%
55–6469515.5%
65–74463715.9%

Where The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi lends

7 states and 46 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Mississippi4253227.3%#46
Alabama530.0%#578

Frequently asked questions

The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi denied 8.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 54th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

In 2025, 34% of its applications were for home purchases, 53% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 13% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with The Citizens Bank of Philadelphia, Mississippi. Data sources · Methodology