Community Bank of Mississippi: SBA Lending Profile
Community Bank of Mississippi is an FDIC-insured bank, headquartered in Flowood, MS. It is active in 5 states, concentrated around MS, FL, AL. Everything below comes from federal SBA loan records, not from the lender's marketing. This is what it has actually funded.
Loan sizes Community Bank of Mississippi actually approves
The median SBA approval at Community Bank of Mississippi is $244,750. The middle 80% of its loans fall between $50,000 and $950,500. The smallest approval on record since 2020 is $15,000 and the largest is $3,730,000. If the amount you need sits far outside that range, this is probably not the right first call, no matter what the website says.
Programs
| Program | Loans FY25-26 | Median size | Median rate | Median term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBA 7(a) | 63 | $245K | 6% | 10 years |
| 504 first mortgage (third party) | 23 | $518K | n/a | 25 years |
Industries it funds most
| Industry | Loans since 2020 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Full-Service Restaurants | 22 | 8.5% |
| Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production | 16 | 6.2% |
| Limited-Service Restaurants | 12 | 4.6% |
| Child Day Care Services | 11 | 4.2% |
| Chicken Egg Production | 10 | 3.8% |
| Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers | 8 | 3.1% |
| Landscaping Services | 8 | 3.1% |
| Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars | 7 | 2.7% |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water | 7 | 2.7% |
| Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | 6 | 2.3% |
| Poultry Hatcheries | 5 | 1.9% |
| Beauty Salons | 4 | 1.5% |
Conventional small business lending, beyond SBA
SBA loans are a fraction of most banks' small business lending. Under the Community Reinvestment Act, Community Bank of Mississippi reported 2,437 small business loan originations in 2024, totaling $204M, at an average of about $84K per loan across 9 states. 70.9% of those loans went to businesses with under $1M in annual revenue.
Borrower profile
- 47.3% of its recent SBA loans went to startups or businesses under two years old, which is high, most SBA lenders skew heavily toward established companies.
- Collateral was taken on 91.2% of its recent SBA loans.
- 84.2% of its loans carry fixed rates; the rest are variable.
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Sources and limits. Figures are derived from U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) and 504 FOIA loan-level records (data as of 2026-06-30, retrieved 2026-08-08) and FDIC public institution data. Conventional small business lending figures from FFIEC CRA disclosure data (2024 activity year); CRA loan counts include business credit card originations at some institutions. They describe past lending activity only. They are not rate quotes, not current offers, and not an indication that any business will qualify. Lender programs and criteria change. Big Brain Funding is not affiliated with or endorsed by Community Bank of Mississippi.