21st Mortgage · Arkansas · 2025

21st Mortgage in Arkansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

21st Mortgage took 3,250 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #5 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 19.4% of them and denied 46.6% (68.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

3.3kApplicationsin AR
68.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
9.69%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $165,000
$73MVolume75 counties

21st Mortgage in Arkansas vs the state

46.6%Denial rate+28.39 pts vs state
68.8%Decision denial rate+45.63 pts vs state
19.4%Origination rate-37.41 pts vs state
9.69%Median rate+3.06 pts vs state
3.98Rate spread (pts)+3.64 pts vs state
$62kMedian applicant income
631Loans originated
1,514Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,05058247.5%9.38%#5
20243,17466645.0%9.78%#5
20253,25063146.6%9.69%#5

What 21st Mortgage lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3,197 98% · 46.2% denied
Refinance 25 1% · 64.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 16 0% · 81.3% denied
Home improvement 11 0% · 63.6% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,250 100% · 46.6% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Credit history 1,025 68%
Debt-to-income ratio 303 20%
Incomplete application 85 6%
Insufficient cash 62 4%
Collateral 21 1%
Unverifiable information 10 1%
Other 6 0%
Employment history 2 0%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most 21st Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
White County 1904969 36.3%
Union County 1441472 50.0%
Garland County 1362084 61.8%
Faulkner County 1293352 40.3%
Saline County 1051843 41.0%
Pulaski County 1043046 44.2%
Miller County 1012240 39.6%
Hot Spring County 931538 40.9%
Columbia County 901447 52.2%
Lonoke County 801334 42.5%

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%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 3,49138.4%10.25%
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: 3,250 applications in 2025, of which 631 were originated and 1,514 denied.

46.6% of all applications, or 68.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans 21st Mortgage originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 9.69%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are 21st 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