The Citizens National Bank of Meridian · Mississippi · 2025

The Citizens National Bank of Meridian in Mississippi: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Citizens National Bank of Meridian took 464 mortgage applications in Mississippi in 2025, ranking #42 of 681 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.6% of them and denied 13.6% (15.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 22.9%.

464Applicationsin MS
15.6%Decision denial ratestate 28.5%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.75%
$145,000Median loanstate $135,000
$72MVolume34 counties

The Citizens National Bank of Meridian in Mississippi vs the state

13.6%Denial rate-9.34 pts vs state
15.6%Decision denial rate-12.82 pts vs state
71.6%Origination rate+18.68 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.24 pts vs state
0.42Rate spread (pts)+0.09 pts vs state
$82kMedian applicant income
332Loans originated
63Denied

Trend in Mississippi

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202345831612.5%7.13%#45
202448033211.5%7.17%#39
202546433213.6%6.99%#42

What The Citizens National Bank of Meridian lends in Mississippi

By loan purpose

Home purchase 265 57% · 6.4% denied
Refinance 80 17% · 3.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 35 8% · 34.3% denied
Home improvement 43 9% · 34.9% denied
Other / HELOC 41 9% · 39.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 373 80% · 13.9% denied
FHA 69 15% · 14.5% denied
VA 9 2% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 13 3% · 7.7% denied

Why it denied Mississippi applicants

Credit history 27 43%
Debt-to-income ratio 16 25%
Collateral 8 13%
Other 8 13%
Employment history 2 3%
Unverifiable information 1 2%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in Mississippi

Counties with the most The Citizens National Bank of Meridian applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lauderdale County 1278519 15.0%
Attala County 33238 24.2%
Rankin County 32282 6.3%
Lamar County 29241 3.4%
DeSoto County 28222 7.1%
Jones County 26157 26.9%
Madison County 25230 0.0%
Lowndes County 23192 8.7%
Forrest County 22134 18.2%
Leake County 20161 5.0%

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: 464 applications in 2025, of which 332 were originated and 63 denied.

13.6% of all applications, or 15.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Mississippi statewide average across all lenders was 22.9%.

The median rate on loans The Citizens National Bank of Meridian originated in Mississippi in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are The Citizens National Bank of Meridian'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