Stone County, Arkansas · 2025

Mortgage lenders in Stone County, AR: denial rates and top lenders (2025)

90 lenders acted on 380 mortgage applications for properties in Stone County in 2025. 21.3% were denied (Arkansas: 18.2%). Median rate on closed loans 6.75%; median loan $135,000; median property value $215,000.

380Applications
21.3%Denial ratestate 18.2%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$135,000Median loan
$215,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Stone County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Rocket Mortgage C 4332 20.9%6.31%
2 Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance F 253 36.0%9.75%
3 Centennial Bank D 2214 18.2%7.44%
4 Mortgage Research Center C 2013 15.0%6.25%
5 21st Mortgage F 193 63.2%9.42%
6 United Shore Financial Services B 1913 15.8%6.58%
7 Simmons Bank C 158 33.3%7.38%
8 Kind Lending C 1311 7.7%6.63%
9 New Day Financial F 94 11.1%7.06%
10 First Community Bank C 97 0.0%7.63%
11 Triad Financial Services D 92 66.7%8.20%
12 Pennymac Loan Services C 82 0.0%9.25%
13 Arvest Bank C 86 12.5%6.81%
14 Stone Bank 76 14.3%
15 Credit Human Federal Credit Union D 71 85.7%8.20%
16 ARKANSAS Federal Credit Union F 72 42.9%7.13%
17 Broker Solutions D 60 16.7%
18 Navy Federal Credit Union D 63 0.0%6.50%
19 AmeriSave Mortgage D 50 80.0%
20 Newrez D 51 20.0%6.50%
21 The Citizens Bank D 55 0.0%8.00%
22 Figure Lending C 52 20.0%8.83%

What Stone County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 216 57% · 20.4% denied
Refinance 42 11% · 11.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 66 17% · 30.3% denied
Home improvement 29 8% · 24.1% denied
Other / HELOC 27 7% · 18.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 246 65% · 24.4% denied
FHA 63 17% · 22.2% denied
VA 59 16% · 10.2% denied
USDA / RHS 12 3% · 8.3% denied

Why applications were denied

Credit history 28 35%
Debt-to-income ratio 21 26%
Incomplete application 9 11%
Unverifiable information 7 9%
Other 6 8%
Collateral 6 8%
Insufficient cash 2 3%
Employment history 1 1%

Stone County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
202327413825.6%7.38%$125,000
202438019524.2%6.99%$130,000
202538020321.3%6.75%$135,000

Frequently asked questions

21.3% of applications in Stone County were denied in 2025, against 18.2% statewide in Arkansas.

Rocket Mortgage, with 43 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 20.9%.

The median mortgage application in Stone County in 2025 was for $135,000; the median property value on originated loans was $215,000.