Mortgage lending in Forrest County
1,453 mortgages were originated in Forrest County, Mississippi, in 2025.
30-year fixed, this week
6.58%
Freddie Mac’s survey average for the week of July 23, 2026 — a year earlier it was 6.75%, and the past year ranged 5.98–6.72%. The figures below are from 2025 filings and do not move with the market. Rate history
- Loans originated
- 1,453
- Median rate
- 6.750%
- Median lender fees
- $5,041
- Median loan amount
- $155,000
- Median spread over APOR
- 0.300
- Paid discount points
- 28.3%
- Received lender credits
- 17.9%
- Purchases / refinances
- 52.9% / 30.9%
- Conventional / FHA / VA
- 70.8% / 16.2% / 11.1%
Figures are medians of loans actually originated in 2025, as reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. They describe what borrowers received, not what you would be offered: HMDA contains no credit scores, so these numbers cannot be read as pricing for any individual. Lender fees are reported for 61.7% of loans here — see methodology.
Loan limits here in 2026
- Conforming limit
- $832,750
- FHA limit
- $541,287
Borrow more than $832,750 and the loan becomes jumbo — outside agency rules, priced by each lender on its own terms. How limits work
Who lent here
Lenders with at least 50 loans in Forrest County, ranked by volume.
| Lender | Loans | Median fees | Median rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustmark National Bank | 148 | $4,668 | 6.650% |
| Cadence Bank | 136 | — | 7.500% |
| Community Bank of Mississippi | 92 | — | 8.000% |
| Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 66 | $6,057 | 6.500% |
| Regions Bank | 56 | — | 5.875% |
| Renasant Bank | 52 | — | 6.750% |
| Merchants & Marine Bank | 52 | — | 6.624% |
What lenders charged here
Lender fees on a $155,000 loan, based on what was actually charged in Forrest County — not a rule of thumb.
From 897 loans where fees were reported. This is what the lender charges — sections A and B of a Loan Estimate. Title, appraisal, escrow and taxes are extra and are not in these figures. Compare two offers