Arvest Bank · Arkansas · 2025

Arvest Bank in Arkansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Arvest Bank took 9,748 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #1 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.2% of them and denied 14.4% (17.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

9.7kApplicationsin AR
17.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$155,000Median loanstate $165,000
$1.5BVolume68 counties

Arvest Bank in Arkansas vs the state

14.4%Denial rate-3.83 pts vs state
17.3%Decision denial rate-5.85 pts vs state
67.2%Origination rate+10.41 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.41Rate spread (pts)+0.07 pts vs state
$99kMedian applicant income
6,555Loans originated
1,400Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20239,4875,76021.5%7.38%#1
20249,5876,39916.0%7.46%#1
20259,7486,55514.4%7.00%#1

What Arvest Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4,212 43% · 6.1% denied
Refinance 1,469 15% · 15.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 814 8% · 13.9% denied
Home improvement 1,797 18% · 23.2% denied
Other / HELOC 1,456 15% · 27.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8,517 87% · 15.2% denied
FHA 844 9% · 10.0% denied
VA 260 3% · 6.2% denied
USDA / RHS 127 1% · 6.3% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 620 44%
Credit history 442 32%
Collateral 177 13%
Other 82 6%
Unverifiable information 48 3%
Employment history 23 2%
Incomplete application 8 1%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Arvest Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Benton County 2,8011,932359 12.8%
Washington County 1,8661,291258 13.8%
Pulaski County 978661159 16.3%
Sebastian County 53535269 12.9%
Pope County 38225757 14.9%
Saline County 32622645 13.8%
Garland County 32420565 20.1%
Craighead County 31921336 11.3%
Faulkner County 24116432 13.3%
Baxter County 23716926 11.0%

Other large lenders in Arkansas

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 5,85420.1%6.63%
ARKANSAS Federal Credit UnionF 4,43923.6%7.50%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 3,49138.4%10.25%
21st MortgageF 3,25046.6%9.69%
Mortgage Research CenterC 2,76718.3%6.25%
Regions BankC 2,64640.0%6.13%
Firsttrust Home LoansB 2,5900.5%6.49%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 2,45613.3%6.12%
Triad Financial ServicesD 2,13354.2%8.68%
Centennial BankD 2,10416.1%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Arkansas: 9,748 applications in 2025, of which 6,555 were originated and 1,400 denied.

14.4% of all applications, or 17.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Arvest Bank originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Arvest Bank's own HMDA filing for properties located in Arkansas, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology