Centennial Bank · Arkansas · 2025

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

Centennial Bank took 2,104 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #11 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.7% of them and denied 16.1% (20.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

2.1kApplicationsin AR
20.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $165,000
$348MVolume50 counties

Centennial Bank in Arkansas vs the state

16.1%Denial rate-2.08 pts vs state
20.8%Decision denial rate-2.35 pts vs state
60.7%Origination rate+3.91 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.27Rate spread (pts)-0.07 pts vs state
$97kMedian applicant income
1,278Loans originated
339Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,2341,29018.3%6.75%#7
20242,1591,28115.8%6.75%#9
20252,1041,27816.1%6.63%#11

What Centennial Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,594 76% · 13.5% denied
Refinance 91 4% · 17.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 135 6% · 17.0% denied
Home improvement 176 8% · 22.2% denied
Other / HELOC 108 5% · 42.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,634 78% · 16.2% denied
FHA 306 15% · 15.4% denied
VA 101 5% · 14.9% denied
USDA / RHS 63 3% · 20.6% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 157 46%
Credit history 113 33%
Collateral 32 9%
Other 17 5%
Insufficient cash 14 4%
Employment history 4 1%
Unverifiable information 2 1%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Centennial Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Benton County 47728942 8.8%
Faulkner County 28718034 11.8%
Pulaski County 24213445 18.6%
Washington County 22914632 14.0%
Lonoke County 14411116 11.1%
Craighead County 955621 22.1%
Conway County 845317 20.2%
Pope County 614014 23.0%
White County 522614 26.9%
Cleburne County 46258 17.4%

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: 2,104 applications in 2025, of which 1,278 were originated and 339 denied.

16.1% of all applications, or 20.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

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

About this data. Figures are Centennial 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