Waterstone Mortgage · Arkansas · 2025

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

Waterstone Mortgage took 12 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #327 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.7% of them and denied 16.7% (20.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

12Applicationsin AR
20.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.81%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $165,000
$1.9MVolume9 counties

Waterstone Mortgage in Arkansas vs the state

16.7%Denial rate-1.52 pts vs state
20.0%Decision denial rate-3.13 pts vs state
66.7%Origination rate+9.84 pts vs state
6.81%Median rate+0.18 pts vs state
0.32Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$98kMedian applicant income
8Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231180.0%6.63%#321
2024650.0%6.63%#395
202512816.7%6.81%#327

What Waterstone Mortgage lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 92% · 9.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 8% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8 67% · 12.5% denied
VA 4 33% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 100%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Waterstone Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Benton County 311 33.3%
Washington County 220 0.0%
Baxter County 100 0.0%
Pulaski County 110 0.0%
Columbia County 110 0.0%
Hempstead County 110 0.0%
Sebastian County 110 0.0%
Pope County 110 0.0%
Boone County 101 100.0%

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: 12 applications in 2025, of which 8 were originated and 2 denied.

16.7% of all applications, or 20.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Waterstone Mortgage originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.81%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Waterstone Mortgage'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