The Malvern National Bank · Arkansas · 2025

The Malvern National Bank in Arkansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Malvern National Bank took 80 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #169 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.5% of them and denied 8.8% (10.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

80Applicationsin AR
10.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$180,000Median loanstate $165,000
$17MVolume9 counties

The Malvern National Bank in Arkansas vs the state

8.8%Denial rate-9.44 pts vs state
10.8%Decision denial rate-12.36 pts vs state
72.5%Origination rate+15.67 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$112kMedian applicant income
58Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023584020.7%#182
2024754214.7%#169
202580588.8%#169

What The Malvern National Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 38 48% · 2.6% denied
Refinance 30 38% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 12 15% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 80 100% · 8.8% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Credit history 4 57%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 43%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most The Malvern National Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hot Spring County 22143 13.6%
Saline County 21182 9.5%
Pulaski County 1190 0.0%
Garland County 1162 18.2%
Faulkner County 440 0.0%
Van Buren County 420 0.0%
Grant County 420 0.0%
Dallas County 220 0.0%
Clark County 110 0.0%

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: 80 applications in 2025, of which 58 were originated and 7 denied.

8.8% of all applications, or 10.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are The Malvern National 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