MS · Statewide HMDA 2024

Mississippi mortgage lending

According to the CFPB HMDA 2024 Snapshot, 576 reporting lenders · 82 counties · 4 metros.

Volume rank is not origination-share rank

According to the CFPB HMDA 2024 Snapshot, Mississippi ranks #34 of 54 by application volume but #49 of 52 states with 10,000+ applications on origination share (46.5%). Wisconsin leads that origination-share board at 64.0% on 214,597 applications. Volume rank is not origination-share rank.

#49
Origination-share rank of 52
46.5%
Origination share
49,576
Originated
21.8%
Denial rate

According to the CFPB HMDA 2024 Snapshot. Origination share is originated divided by applications among states and territories with 10,000+ applications (the same floor as the national denial board). See /methodology#corpus-placement. Informational reporting, not mortgage advice.

CFPB HMDA state filing plate

State MS · Mississippi 21.8% denial

VOL-LIGHT · DEN-STEEP · CLEAR-PEER · ORIG-FLOOR · BOOK-FULL · LEAD-MIX

  • VOL-LIGHT #34/54
  • DEN-STEEP 21.8%
  • CLEAR-PEER Hawaii
  • ORIG-FLOOR 46.5%
  • BOOK-FULL 576 lenders
  • LEAD-MIX 8% top

Photo-finish peer: Hawaii · 22.4% denial (+0.6pp vs Mississippi)

2024 HMDA Snapshot state sheet, volume rank, denial band, origination share, and reporter book. Informational reporting only.

Denial-rate neighbourhood · Mississippi

Poles and nearest peers by statewide HMDA denial rate, not a full state roster.

Denial band
Hawaii · highest22.4%Mississippi · this state21.8%Louisiana · near21.0%West Virginia · near20.7%Florida · near19.8%Guam · lowest7.6%

Nationwide states with similar HMDA denial rate or application volume

Two statewide peer sets for Mississippi: nearest jurisdictions by denial rate and by mortgage applications filed. These are cross-state neighborhoods, distinct from the denial-band chart above.

Top lenders by originations · Mississippi

Funded loans among HMDA-reporting institutions active in this state.

State market
1. Trustmark National Bank4K2. Cadence Bank4K3. Community Bank of Mississ…3K4. Rocket Mortgage3K5. BANKPLUS2K6. Regions Bank2K7. Renasant Bank2K8. 21st Mortgage1K

Where Mississippi sits by application volume

2024 CFPB HMDA states and territories, bucketed by mortgage applications filed

106,666 37th percentile higher than 37% of 54 states and territories

This state 0 1,200,000 states and territories, grouped by applications

Each bar is a 150,000-applications band. The dashed line and filled bar mark this state. Hover, tap, or focus a bar for its count and population share.

Source CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset · 2024 reporting year

Top counties by originations · Mississippi

In-state county volume from the same HMDA county board linked below.

County mix
1. DeSoto County5K2. Harrison County4K3. Rankin County4K4. Hinds County3K5. Jackson County3K6. Madison County3K7. Lee County2K8. Lamar County1K

How to read this state sheet. Mississippi filed 106,666 HMDA-reported applications in 2024 (#34 of 54 by volume) with a 21.8% denial rate - 4.7pp above the national 17.2% baseline. White applicants (54,421 apps) show 19.0% denial; Black or African American applicants (25,823 apps) show 35.9% denial - rates on groups below 100 applications are marked too small to read. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.

Nearby Lenders in Mississippi

Top HMDA-reporting lenders active in Mississippi. Compare any two side-by-side for rates, denial rates, and loan mix.

# Lender Originated Market Share
1 Trustmark National Bank 4,122 8.3%
2 Cadence Bank 3,519 7.1%
3 Community Bank of Mississippi 2,730 5.5%
4 Rocket Mortgage 2,626 5.3%
5 BANKPLUS 1,921 3.9%

Reported outcomes by applicant race in Mississippi

CFPB derived race categories. HMDA carries no credit score, debt-to-income ratio or down payment, so a gap between these rows is an outcome difference and never, on its own, evidence of discrimination.

Race Applications Approval Rate Denial Rate
White 54,421 57.7% 19.0%
Black or African American 25,823 38.8% 35.9%
Asian 1,333 54.5% 19.4%
Joint 1,073 52.0% 22.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native 339 38.9% 34.2%
2 or more minority races 178 34.3% 41.0%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 139 35.3% 27.3%

Every county in Mississippi, by lending volume

County totals sum the filings geocoded to that county, so they reconcile to the state row above rather than to any single lender's book.

County Applications Originated Denial Rate Avg Loan
DeSoto County 9,817 4,992 16.4% $227,414
Harrison County 9,343 4,453 18.2% $204,826
Rankin County 7,354 3,970 16.5% $195,494
Hinds County 7,242 3,400 23.6% $158,111
Jackson County 5,986 2,823 18.6% $182,334
Madison County 4,989 2,730 15.6% $252,274
Lee County 3,175 1,637 18.2% $172,546
Lamar County 2,761 1,373 17.4% $198,481
Forrest County 2,737 1,387 19.7% $167,631
Hancock County 2,257 1,052 21.4% $201,872
Pearl River County 2,251 1,034 21.1% $170,038
Jones County 2,238 1,095 19.8% $130,670
Lafayette County 2,225 1,334 13.7% $291,822
Lowndes County 1,963 981 19.9% $180,176
Lauderdale County 1,935 898 24.1% $138,535
Marshall County 1,706 746 21.3% $195,135
Oktibbeha County 1,420 723 19.6% $198,120
Warren County 1,406 572 26.5% $141,622
Panola County 1,243 472 28.6% $133,721
Pike County 1,233 443 32.2% $135,941
Monroe County 1,190 518 22.1% $122,866
Lincoln County 1,182 443 26.3% $134,704
Tate County 1,083 564 17.4% $172,313
George County 1,001 448 22.8% $175,050
Simpson County 984 411 24.2% $131,362
Pontotoc County 974 411 26.8% $145,483
Alcorn County 917 456 20.1% $144,248
Marion County 913 390 29.7% $116,030
Scott County 902 341 30.8% $112,694
Washington County 871 420 28.5% $104,403
Union County 773 329 24.8% $140,744
Copiah County 742 269 30.5% $125,539
Prentiss County 738 358 22.6% $121,260
Itawamba County 735 377 16.5% $142,007
Adams County 718 253 31.1% $134,610
Stone County 693 320 22.4% $152,229
Yazoo County 656 276 25.8% $119,238
Covington County 654 221 35.5% $112,355
Tishomingo County 638 328 19.0% $144,013
Newton County 633 266 25.4% $115,269
Neshoba County 628 265 26.6% $113,631
Wayne County 614 200 33.1% $115,749
Clay County 607 257 27.7% $118,806
Grenada County 597 292 20.6% $134,347
Walthall County 567 187 32.3% $119,991
Bolivar County 562 262 26.3% $126,975
Yalobusha County 556 253 24.5% $116,133
Jasper County 551 199 32.7% $112,096
Smith County 523 220 24.5% $109,627
Chickasaw County 507 141 36.9% $116,183
Tippah County 496 197 25.6% $124,274
Sunflower County 494 269 23.9% $112,389
Attala County 487 199 24.4% $111,160
Winston County 483 214 28.8% $107,567
Leake County 472 209 25.0% $127,479
Jefferson Davis County 440 114 40.5% $102,000
Clarke County 434 186 26.0% $113,479
Lawrence County 391 146 34.3% $105,767
Perry County 384 156 26.6% $124,922
Leflore County 383 165 31.1% $121,449
Amite County 371 113 36.1% $128,369
Greene County 356 159 26.4% $115,197
Coahoma County 348 98 36.8% $115,603
Calhoun County 347 145 25.9% $125,663
Holmes County 312 100 34.0% $96,603
Webster County 260 127 19.2% $134,269
Noxubee County 257 91 35.4% $93,988
Tallahatchie County 250 82 31.2% $96,000
Benton County 238 89 27.3% $128,319
Carroll County 228 88 23.7% $130,614
Jefferson County 217 33 53.9% $100,760
Claiborne County 214 52 37.4% $116,075
Wilkinson County 205 57 38.5% $114,561
Choctaw County 203 72 32.0% $112,438
Montgomery County 191 72 28.8% $107,984
Kemper County 191 69 37.2% $114,581
Humphreys County 189 63 43.4% $95,529
Franklin County 186 58 32.3% $108,172
Tunica County 146 67 19.9% $126,849
Quitman County 100 23 40.0% $89,800
Sharkey County 54 17 42.6% $85,185
Issaquena County 6 2 16.7% $60,000

Metro Areas in Mississippi

Frequently Asked Questions

How many mortgage applications were filed in Mississippi?
In the 2024 HMDA reporting year, 106,666 mortgage applications were filed in Mississippi. Of these, 49,576 were originated (approved and funded), while 23,285 were denied, resulting in a denial rate of 21.8%.
Where does Mississippi sit among U.S. states for mortgage volume?
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume across U.S. states and territories, Mississippi ranks #34 of 54. On origination share (originated divided by applications, 10,000-application floor) it ranks #49 of 52 at 46.5%. The /states hub sorts by application volume for this ranking basis. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
What is the mortgage denial rate in Mississippi?
The mortgage denial rate in Mississippi is 21.8%, meaning 21.8% of all applications were denied by lenders. The approval (origination) rate is 46.5%.
What is the average mortgage loan amount in Mississippi?
The average mortgage loan amount in Mississippi is $172,595. The average interest rate across all loan types is 7.168%.
How many mortgage lenders operate in Mississippi?
576 mortgage lenders reported HMDA data for Mississippi. These include banks, credit unions, and independent mortgage companies that filed lending activity for this state.
How do mortgage denial rates vary by demographics in Mississippi?
Mississippi reports demographic lending data under HMDA. White applicants (54,421 applications) have an approval rate of 57.7% and denial rate of 19.0%; Black or African American applicants (25,823 applications) have an approval rate of 38.8% and denial rate of 35.9%; Asian applicants (1,333 applications) have an approval rate of 54.5% and denial rate of 19.4%. These figures reflect derived race categories as reported by applicants, and cover only groups with at least 100 applications, since a rate computed on a handful of applications is not readable.
Which counties in Mississippi have the most mortgage activity?
The top counties by mortgage volume in Mississippi are DeSoto County (4,992 originations), Harrison County (4,453 originations), Rankin County (3,970 originations). There are 82 counties with HMDA mortgage data in the state.

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. State geography per U.S. Census Bureau standards.

Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Demographic data reflects derived categories as reported by applicants. Provided for informational purposes only.

Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.