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The First Bank in Mississippi
HMDA record for properties in Mississippi, calendar year 2024. National record · Mississippi overview
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.
The First Bank's 2024 HMDA record for Mississippi covers 629 applications, 426 of them originated, worth $91m.
Its denial rate in the state was 19.3%, below the Mississippi rate of 30.2% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 19.0%.
The median rate spread on its Mississippi originations was 0.2 percentage points (state median 0.4).
Applications in the state were down 13% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Mississippi | Mississippi, all lenders | The First Bank, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 19.3% | 30.2% | 19.0% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 2.7% | 18.2% | 7.2% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $213k | $189k | $269k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 57.0% | 57.7% | 46.3% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 17.6% | 18.3% | 10.9% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 3.3% | 10.3% | 3.1% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateMississippi, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in Mississippi
By purpose
Home purchase 57% (243)Home improvement 13% (57)Refinancing 22% (92)Cash-out refinancing 1% (5)Other purpose 7% (29)
By type
Conventional 74% (317)FHA 18% (75)VA 3% (14)USDA 5% (20)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 102 denials in Mississippi by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in Mississippi
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest County | 97 | 63 | $15m | 17.9% |
| Harrison County | 77 | 62 | $19m | 11.4% |
| Lamar County | 73 | 51 | $14m | 16.4% |
| Jackson County | 65 | 47 | $7.0m | 19.0% |
| Madison County | 49 | 31 | $8.3m | 20.5% |
| Jones County | 42 | 31 | $4.6m | 8.8% |
| Hancock County | 41 | 30 | $6.1m | 6.3% |
| Rankin County | 34 | 28 | $4.7m | 15.2% |
| Hinds County | 35 | 15 | $1.7m | 46.4% |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did The First Bank originate in Mississippi in 2024?
426 loans totalling $91m, from 629 applications reported for properties in Mississippi.
What is The First Bank's denial rate in Mississippi?
19.3% of decided applications in Mississippi were denied, against 30.2% for all lenders in the state and 19.0% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.
Which Mississippi counties does The First Bank lend in most?
By originations: Forrest County (63), Harrison County (62), Lamar County (51), Jackson County (47), Madison County (31).
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Provenance
Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in Mississippi. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.