Wells Fargo Bank · Arkansas · 2025

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

Wells Fargo Bank took 283 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #87 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.7% of them and denied 17.3% (24.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

283Applicationsin AR
24.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$175,000Median loanstate $165,000
$35MVolume58 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in Arkansas vs the state

17.3%Denial rate-0.88 pts vs state
24.6%Decision denial rate+1.49 pts vs state
52.7%Origination rate-4.18 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.24Rate spread (pts)-0.10 pts vs state
$93kMedian applicant income
149Loans originated
49Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202353825927.3%6.38%#43
202437318123.1%6.38%#65
202528314917.3%6.38%#87

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 142 50% · 14.8% denied
Refinance 14 5% · 21.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 112 40% · 18.8% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 14 5% · 28.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 229 81% · 14.9% denied
FHA 44 16% · 29.6% denied
VA 10 4% · 20.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 24 49%
Collateral 16 33%
Credit history 4 8%
Other 3 6%
Insufficient cash 2 4%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Benton County 35194 11.4%
Pulaski County 31153 9.7%
Washington County 22135 22.7%
Saline County 18130 0.0%
Sebastian County 1354 30.8%
Garland County 1262 16.7%
Lonoke County 1190 0.0%
Faulkner County 1042 20.0%
Craighead County 1063 30.0%
Crittenden County 752 28.6%

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: 283 applications in 2025, of which 149 were originated and 49 denied.

17.3% of all applications, or 24.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Wells Fargo 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