Cadence Bank · Arkansas · 2025

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

Cadence Bank took 1,406 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #20 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.8% of them and denied 17.7% (20.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

1.4kApplicationsin AR
20.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$125,000Median loanstate $165,000
$186MVolume62 counties

Cadence Bank in Arkansas vs the state

17.7%Denial rate-0.48 pts vs state
20.5%Decision denial rate-2.60 pts vs state
66.8%Origination rate+9.96 pts vs state
7.13%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.29Rate spread (pts)-0.05 pts vs state
$98kMedian applicant income
939Loans originated
249Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,29186119.6%7.50%#19
20241,33187920.4%8.00%#21
20251,40693917.7%7.13%#20

What Cadence Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 538 38% · 8.2% denied
Refinance 321 23% · 15.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 65 5% · 13.9% denied
Home improvement 28 2% · 32.1% denied
Other / HELOC 454 32% · 30.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,273 91% · 17.9% denied
FHA 101 7% · 15.8% denied
VA 25 2% · 16.0% denied
USDA / RHS 7 0% · 14.3% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 119 48%
Credit history 67 27%
Other 32 13%
Collateral 17 7%
Incomplete application 5 2%
Unverifiable information 4 2%
Employment history 4 2%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Cadence Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pulaski County 23615237 15.7%
Sebastian County 22214936 16.2%
Craighead County 1127025 22.3%
Benton County 806110 12.5%
Crawford County 735011 15.1%
Faulkner County 58434 6.9%
Union County 583412 20.7%
Greene County 55463 5.5%
Ouachita County 442812 27.3%
Saline County 39257 17.9%

Other large lenders in Arkansas

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Arvest BankC 9,74814.4%7.00%
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%

Frequently asked questions

Arkansas: 1,406 applications in 2025, of which 939 were originated and 249 denied.

17.7% of all applications, or 20.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Cadence Bank originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 7.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Cadence 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