Encore Bank · Arkansas · 2025

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

Encore Bank took 567 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #44 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.0% of them and denied 12.7% (15.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

567Applicationsin AR
15.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $165,000
$121MVolume30 counties

Encore Bank in Arkansas vs the state

12.7%Denial rate-5.49 pts vs state
15.9%Decision denial rate-7.24 pts vs state
66.0%Origination rate+9.13 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.08Rate spread (pts)-0.26 pts vs state
$110kMedian applicant income
374Loans originated
72Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202391461810.5%6.38%#25
20247504819.9%6.63%#35
202556737412.7%6.50%#44

What Encore Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 463 82% · 13.8% denied
Refinance 66 12% · 3.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 23 4% · 21.7% denied
Home improvement 2 0% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 13 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 447 79% · 8.1% denied
FHA 89 16% · 38.2% denied
VA 25 4% · 8.0% denied
USDA / RHS 6 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 41 57%
Credit history 22 31%
Employment history 4 6%
Collateral 3 4%
Incomplete application 1 1%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Encore Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pulaski County 25614747 18.4%
Washington County 83579 10.8%
Benton County 69556 8.7%
Saline County 52412 3.8%
Garland County 34201 2.9%
Craighead County 17151 5.9%
Lonoke County 961 11.1%
Faulkner County 850 0.0%
Poinsett County 660 0.0%
Madison County 421 25.0%

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: 567 applications in 2025, of which 374 were originated and 72 denied.

12.7% of all applications, or 15.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Encore Bank originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Encore 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