Gateway First Bank · Oklahoma · 2025

Gateway First Bank in Oklahoma: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Gateway First Bank took 2,161 mortgage applications in Oklahoma in 2025, ranking #12 of 821 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.6% of them and denied 3.3% (4.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.9%.

2.2kApplicationsin OK
4.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.9%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $165,000
$363MVolume60 counties

Gateway First Bank in Oklahoma vs the state

3.3%Denial rate-14.59 pts vs state
4.4%Decision denial rate-18.46 pts vs state
71.6%Origination rate+15.49 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.22Rate spread (pts)-0.13 pts vs state
$93kMedian applicant income
1,547Loans originated
72Denied

Trend in Oklahoma

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,0791,5403.3%6.88%#13
20241,8651,3053.7%6.75%#14
20252,1611,5473.3%6.50%#12

What Gateway First Bank lends in Oklahoma

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,673 77% · 1.6% denied
Refinance 262 12% · 7.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 152 7% · 14.5% denied
Home improvement 13 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 61 3% · 4.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,525 71% · 2.6% denied
FHA 444 21% · 5.6% denied
VA 154 7% · 3.9% denied
USDA / RHS 38 2% · 2.6% denied

Why it denied Oklahoma applicants

Credit history 37 51%
Debt-to-income ratio 23 32%
Insufficient cash 4 6%
Collateral 3 4%
Incomplete application 1 1%
Unverifiable information 1 1%
Employment history 1 1%
Other 1 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 1%

Where in Oklahoma

Counties with the most Gateway First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Oklahoma County 4262927 1.6%
Tulsa County 31322211 3.5%
Cleveland County 2731959 3.3%
Garfield County 2141697 3.3%
Pontotoc County 14910212 8.1%
Canadian County 101732 2.0%
Wagoner County 64490 0.0%
Carter County 60431 1.7%
Bryan County 55394 7.3%
Rogers County 54413 5.6%

Other large lenders in Oklahoma

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 6,99024.0%6.75%
First United Bank and TrustC 5,6305.9%6.88%
Arvest BankC 5,38717.6%7.00%
21st MortgageF 5,21746.8%9.83%
BancFirstC 4,79910.0%7.38%
BOKFD 4,22720.2%6.63%
Mortgage Research CenterC 4,01218.8%6.25%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 3,73513.8%6.13%
Associated MortgageA 3,2130.7%6.50%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 2,61038.3%9.75%

Frequently asked questions

Oklahoma: 2,161 applications in 2025, of which 1,547 were originated and 72 denied.

3.3% of all applications, or 4.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Oklahoma statewide average across all lenders was 17.9%.

The median rate on loans Gateway First Bank originated in Oklahoma in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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