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Merchants & Marine 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.
In Mississippi, Merchants & Marine Bank reported 235 applications and 168 originations for 2024, $36m in all.
Its denial rate in the state was 10.4%, below the Mississippi rate of 30.2% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 11.2%.
The median rate spread on its Mississippi originations was 0.4 percentage points (state median 0.4).
Applications in the state were down 12% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Mississippi | Mississippi, all lenders | Merchants & Marine Bank, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 10.4% | 30.2% | 11.2% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 4.9% | 18.2% | 4.0% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $212k | $189k | $239k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 79.8% | 57.7% | 79.1% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 19.6% | 18.3% | 17.2% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 6.5% | 10.3% | 7.1% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateMississippi, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in Mississippi
By purpose
Home purchase 80% (134)Home improvement 1% (2)Refinancing 17% (28)Cash-out refinancing 2% (3)Other purpose 1% (1)
By type
Conventional 70% (118)FHA 20% (33)VA 7% (11)USDA 4% (6)
Denial reasons as coded
Withheld: fewer than 25 denials in the state.
Counties in Mississippi
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar County | 52 | 43 | $11m | 6.4% |
| Forrest County | 60 | 42 | $8.5m | 8.3% |
| Jackson County | 48 | 34 | $5.6m | 8.1% |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Merchants & Marine Bank originate in Mississippi in 2024?
168 loans totalling $36m, from 235 applications reported for properties in Mississippi.
What is Merchants & Marine Bank's denial rate in Mississippi?
10.4% of decided applications in Mississippi were denied, against 30.2% for all lenders in the state and 11.2% 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 Merchants & Marine Bank lend in most?
By originations: Lamar County (43), Forrest County (42), Jackson County (34).
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.