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Webster County, Mississippi

Mortgage lending record for properties in the county, calendar year 2024.

FIPS 28155
Households 4,073
Population 10,039

HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Webster County, Mississippi, saw 237 HMDA-reported applications and 128 originations ($18m) in 2024.

That is 31.4 originations per 1,000 households, against 43.3 for Mississippi and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 26.3%, below the state rate of 30.2%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.6 percentage points and 25.7% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.

2 lenders reached 25 applications in the county; the most active by originations were 21st Mortgage (13) and Regions Bank (12).

Originations were about level with 2023.

237applications, 2024
128loans originated$18m
26.3%denial rateMS 30.2% · US 24.3%
31.4originations per 1,000 householdsMS 43.3 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

#LenderApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rateMedian spread
121st Mortgage3013$1.3m——
2Regions Bank2512$880k——

Lenders with at least 25 applications in the county, by originations; up to 40 shown of 2. Denial rate is denials over decided applications in this county.

Compared with Mississippi and the nation

MeasureThis countyMississippiUnited States
Denial rate26.3%30.2%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.60.40.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more25.7%18.2%15.6%
Average originated loan$138k$189k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households31.443.348.0
Home purchase share of originations56.3%57.7%57.0%
FHA-insured share25.0%18.3%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share7.0%10.3%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp19.5%
0 to 0.5 pp27.4%
0.5 to 1 pp19.5%
1 to 1.5 pp8%
1.5 to 3 pp11.5%
3 or more pp14.2%

Share of 113 originated loans with a reported rate spread, by spread over the average prime offer rate (outlined bar: Mississippi). Loans at 1.5 points or more on a first lien are what Regulation C calls higher-priced.

Loan purpose and loan type

By purpose

Home purchase 56% (72)Home improvement 7% (9)Refinancing 18% (23)Cash-out refinancing 11% (14)Other purpose 8% (10)

By type

Conventional 66% (84)FHA 25% (32)VA 7% (9)USDA 2% (3)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0167.53352022: 335 Applications2023: 286 Applications2024: 237 Applications2022: 138 Originations2023: 129 Originations2024: 128 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Webster County, 2022–2024

This countyMississippi

0%20.7%41.4%2022: 41.4% This county2023: 36.8% This county2024: 26.3% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Webster County, MS?

By 2024 originations: 21st Mortgage (13), Regions Bank (12). 2 lenders had at least 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Webster County?

26.3% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 30.2% across Mississippi and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Webster County in 2024?

128 loans totalling $18m, from 237 applications; 31.4 originations per 1,000 households.

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), by property county; households from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates.

Provenance

Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records with a property in county FIPS 28155; households and population from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2024 five-year estimates; Vintage 2024 population estimates). Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.