Sunflower County, Mississippi · 2025

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

64 lenders acted on 440 mortgage applications for properties in Sunflower County in 2025. 26.8% were denied (Mississippi: 22.9%). Median rate on closed loans 7.90%; median loan $75,000; median property value $120,000.

440Applications
26.8%Denial ratestate 22.9%
7.90%Median ratestate 6.75%
$75,000Median loan
$120,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Sunflower County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Community Bank of Mississippi C 7665 6.6%8.40%
2 Planters Bank & Trust C 7253 13.9%8.21%
3 Hope Federal Credit Union D 3425 26.5%6.88%
4 Guaranty Bank and Trust D 2915 24.1%6.00%
5 Southern Bancorp Bank C 2812 32.1%7.50%
6 21st Mortgage F 215 42.9%12.12%
7 Regions Bank C 131 76.9%6.38%
8 Rocket Mortgage C 127 41.7%6.63%
9 Mortgage Research Center C 122 33.3%6.44%
10 BankPlus B 85 12.5%7.55%
11 Broker Solutions D 80 0.0%
12 Triad Financial Services D 83 37.5%7.58%
13 Cadence Bank B 74 42.9%6.81%
14 AmeriSave Mortgage D 70 57.1%
15 Newrez D 70 57.1%
16 Loandepot.Com D 72 57.1%5.81%
17 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance F 70 71.4%

Best approval odds in Sunflower County

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

#LenderDecidedDecision denial rate
1Community Bank of Mississippi736.9%
2Planters Bank & Trust6315.9%

What Sunflower County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 177 40% · 26.0% denied
Refinance 143 33% · 9.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 42 10% · 52.4% denied
Home improvement 42 10% · 47.6% denied
Other / HELOC 36 8% · 44.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 358 81% · 25.7% denied
FHA 53 12% · 34.0% denied
VA 23 5% · 34.8% denied
USDA / RHS 6 1% · 0.0% denied

Why applications were denied

Credit history 54 46%
Debt-to-income ratio 36 31%
Collateral 12 10%
Incomplete application 8 7%
Other 5 4%
Insufficient cash 2 2%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Sunflower County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
202344422830.0%8.00%$65,000
202445926925.7%8.50%$65,000
202544022826.8%7.90%$75,000

Frequently asked questions

26.8% of applications in Sunflower County were denied in 2025, against 22.9% statewide in Mississippi.

Community Bank of Mississippi, with 76 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 6.6%.

The median mortgage application in Sunflower County in 2025 was for $75,000; the median property value on originated loans was $120,000.