Jackson County, Mississippi · 2025

Mortgage lenders in Jackson County, MS: denial rates and top lenders (2025)

245 lenders acted on 5,881 mortgage applications for properties in Jackson County in 2025. 19.2% were denied (Mississippi: 22.9%). Median rate on closed loans 6.63%; median loan $155,000; median property value $245,000.

5.9kApplications
19.2%Denial ratestate 22.9%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$155,000Median loan
$245,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Jackson County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Keesler D 528232 37.9%7.00%
2 Rocket Mortgage C 287188 22.0%6.50%
3 CMG Mortgage A 280197 6.1%6.38%
4 Cadence Bank B 218156 16.1%7.25%
5 Trustmark National Bank C 218162 9.2%6.38%
6 Community Bank of Mississippi C 202154 8.4%7.70%
7 Mortgage Research Center C 19290 14.1%6.25%
8 Navy Federal Credit Union D 16073 23.8%6.88%
9 Fairway Independent Mortgage B 14797 8.2%6.63%
10 Freedom Mortgage B 13553 8.2%6.00%
11 Dhi Mortgage Company B 13288 9.1%4.99%
12 Hancock Whitney Bank B 12776 34.7%4.99%
13 Mortgage Solutions of Colorado C 127100 0.8%6.56%
14 Loandepot.Com D 12787 15.8%6.25%
15 Regions Bank C 12447 44.4%6.13%
16 21st Mortgage F 11424 43.0%10.17%
17 United Shore Financial Services B 11167 16.2%6.13%
18 First Federal Savings and Loan Association C 10483 10.6%
19 Broker Solutions D 10236 16.7%7.06%
20 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance F 995 36.4%10.99%
21 Crosscountry Mortgage B 9252 3.3%6.58%
22 Navigator CU C 7842 18.0%6.38%
23 AmeriSave Mortgage D 7724 53.3%7.13%
24 Delmar Financial A 7762 0.0%6.25%
25 Renasant Bank B 7759 9.1%6.63%

Best approval odds in Jackson County

Lowest decision denial rate among lenders that decided at least 50 applications here in 2025.

What Jackson County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3,005 51% · 12.5% denied
Refinance 878 15% · 14.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 894 15% · 25.1% denied
Home improvement 419 7% · 38.0% denied
Other / HELOC 685 12% · 35.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,624 62% · 22.6% denied
FHA 1,111 19% · 16.4% denied
VA 988 17% · 12.4% denied
USDA / RHS 158 3% · 5.1% denied

Why applications were denied

Credit history 347 31%
Debt-to-income ratio 258 23%
Other 155 14%
Collateral 150 13%
Incomplete application 131 12%
Unverifiable information 46 4%
Insufficient cash 22 2%
Employment history 7 1%

Jackson County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
20235,2912,81120.1%6.69%$155,000
20245,4282,83020.5%6.75%$145,000
20255,8813,27219.2%6.63%$155,000

Frequently asked questions

19.2% of applications in Jackson County were denied in 2025, against 22.9% statewide in Mississippi.

Keesler, with 528 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 37.9%.

The median mortgage application in Jackson County in 2025 was for $155,000; the median property value on originated loans was $245,000.