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Arvest Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Arvest Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of large mortgage lenders. It turned down 18.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 46th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.40 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 35th percentile on pricing. Compared against 101 large mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

20kApplications2025
65.6%Originatedof applications
18.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.88%Median ratenational 6.63%
$3.4BLoan volume47 states

Arvest Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

15.2%Denial rate (all applications)-2.81 pts vs national
18.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-4.12 pts vs national
65.6%Origination rate+7.59 pts vs national
14.9%Withdrawn by applicant
3.1%Closed for incompleteness
6.88%Median interest rate+0.25 pts vs national
0.40Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.15 pts vs national
$155,000Median loan amount
$4,279Median total loan costs
$100kMedian applicant income
79%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 101 large mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

46th18.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

35th0.40 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

55th17.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

36th2.76% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202320,36511,99722.0%26.7%7.25%$2.7B
202420,04912,94616.3%19.8%7.13%$3.1B
202520,36813,36615.2%18.5%6.88%$3.4B

What Arvest Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8,985 44% · 6.0% denied
Refinance 2,999 15% · 15.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,982 10% · 14.2% denied
Home improvement 3,628 18% · 26.6% denied
Other / HELOC 2,774 14% · 30.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 17,757 87% · 16.1% denied
FHA 1,786 9% · 10.3% denied
VA 602 3% · 5.5% denied
USDA / RHS 223 1% · 7.2% denied

Also: 7,206 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 596 manufactured homes, 1,893 investment properties.

Why Arvest Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 3,089 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 1,263 41%
Credit history 1,015 33%
Collateral 384 12%
Other 205 7%
Unverifiable information 135 4%
Employment history 57 2%
Incomplete application 30 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Arvest Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k2,7781,31138.3%
$50k – $100k6,2643,84222.3%
$100k – $150k3,7972,51616.7%
$150k – $250k3,0452,13011.1%
Over $250k2,2911,7087.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2576149113.4%
25–343,9162,70614.2%
35–444,5352,94920.0%
45–543,8892,44220.8%
55–643,0691,90722.5%
65–741,9251,11622.4%
Over 7480944124.6%

Where Arvest Bank lends

47 states and 689 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Arkansas9,7486,55514.4%7.00%#1
Oklahoma5,3873,40917.6%7.00%#3
Missouri3,2042,13915.0%6.88%#17
Kansas1,06273514.3%6.75%#20
Texas1427118.3%6.63%#485
Florida1104610.0%6.38%#467
California543213.0%6.56%#513
Illinois492020.4%6.44%#463
Tennessee472612.8%6.50%#419
North Carolina44262.3%6.50%#419
Georgia391815.4%6.44%#475
Colorado361916.7%6.63%#345
South Carolina35178.6%6.38%#384
Indiana34278.8%6.50%#397
Arizona29176.9%6.38%#381
Michigan291510.3%6.38%#391
Ohio27143.7%6.44%#484
New Jersey231117.4%6.63%#435
Nevada22134.6%6.50%#262
Alabama20150.0%6.71%#395
Iowa19145.3%6.88%#296
Pennsylvania191410.5%6.38%#606
Virginia1770.0%6.63%#509
Minnesota161212.5%6.25%#415
Washington1480.0%6.63%#426
Kentucky1390.0%6.50%#386
Louisiana131015.4%6.75%#355
Massachusetts13107.7%6.19%#443
South Dakota13615.4%6.13%#121
Connecticut1139.1%6.00%#367
New Mexico11527.3%5.88%#245
Utah1060.0%6.50%#297
Idaho960.0%6.75%#277
Oregon8225.0%6.56%#393
Montana740.0%7.00%#208
Nebraska760.0%6.56%#277
Wisconsin7514.3%6.88%#527

Frequently asked questions

Arvest Bank denied 18.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 46th percentile of large mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Arvest Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 40.9% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Arvest Bank originated in 2025 was 6.88%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.40 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 44% of its applications were for home purchases, 24% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 31% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 87% conventional, 9% FHA, 3% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Arvest Bank. Data sources · Methodology