Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance · Arkansas · 2025

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance in Arkansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance took 3,491 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #4 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 12.1% of them and denied 38.4% (71.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

3.5kApplicationsin AR
71.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
10.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $165,000
$49MVolume75 counties

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance in Arkansas vs the state

38.4%Denial rate+20.17 pts vs state
71.9%Decision denial rate+48.74 pts vs state
12.1%Origination rate-44.74 pts vs state
10.25%Median rate+3.63 pts vs state
4.28Rate spread (pts)+3.94 pts vs state
$59kMedian applicant income
422Loans originated
1,339Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,77839148.4%9.75%#4
20243,47742146.4%9.75%#4
20253,49142238.4%10.25%#4

What Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3,491 100% · 38.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,490 100% · 38.4% denied
FHA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Credit history 578 43%
Unverifiable information 510 38%
Debt-to-income ratio 244 18%
Employment history 6 0%
Incomplete application 1 0%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Saline County 29625121 40.9%
Garland County 2122291 42.9%
Pulaski County 1861074 39.8%
Faulkner County 1611954 33.5%
Washington County 1501857 38.0%
White County 1461470 47.9%
Benton County 1421542 29.6%
Hot Spring County 1351742 31.1%
Union County 1121549 43.8%
Craighead County 84634 40.5%

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%
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%
Centennial BankD 2,10416.1%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Arkansas: 3,491 applications in 2025, of which 422 were originated and 1,339 denied.

38.4% of all applications, or 71.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 10.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance'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