Bank OZK · Texas · 2025

Bank OZK in Texas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bank OZK took 294 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #342 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.4% of them and denied 14.6% (20.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

294Applicationsin TX
20.1%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$235,000Median loanstate $245,000
$99MVolume32 counties

Bank OZK in Texas vs the state

14.6%Denial rate-4.80 pts vs state
20.1%Decision denial rate-4.81 pts vs state
54.4%Origination rate-0.46 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.55Rate spread (pts)+0.36 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
160Loans originated
43Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023764018.4%8.63%#616
20241719221.1%7.50%#437
202529416014.6%6.50%#342

What Bank OZK lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 247 84% · 12.2% denied
Refinance 27 9% · 25.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 2% · 66.7% denied
Home improvement 11 4% · 9.1% denied
Other / HELOC 3 1% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 263 89% · 14.1% denied
FHA 31 11% · 19.4% denied

Why it denied Texas applicants

Credit history 17 40%
Debt-to-income ratio 14 33%
Collateral 7 16%
Other 3 7%
Unverifiable information 1 2%
Incomplete application 1 2%

Where in Texas

Counties with the most Bank OZK applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Dallas County 783713 16.7%
Bexar County 49354 8.2%
Harris County 39218 20.5%
Tarrant County 27117 25.9%
Bowie County 2093 15.0%
Williamson County 1171 9.1%
Travis County 970 0.0%
Montgomery County 740 0.0%
Kaufman County 631 16.7%
Galveston County 550 0.0%

Other large lenders in Texas

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 56,49111.0%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 45,65822.4%6.63%
21st MortgageF 37,96145.9%9.94%
Dhi Mortgage CompanyB 26,34813.5%4.50%
Lennar MortgageA 21,95920.5%4.50%
Bank of AmericaF 18,00843.0%6.24%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 16,2609.8%6.45%
CMG MortgageA 15,9783.9%6.50%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 15,68344.7%10.50%
Triad Financial ServicesD 15,15850.0%9.35%

Frequently asked questions

Texas: 294 applications in 2025, of which 160 were originated and 43 denied.

14.6% of all applications, or 20.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

The median rate on loans Bank OZK originated in Texas in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

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