American Financial Resources · Arkansas · 2025

American Financial Resources in Arkansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Financial Resources took 244 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #94 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.0% of them and denied 5.3% (6.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

244Applicationsin AR
6.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$175,000Median loanstate $165,000
$35MVolume49 counties

American Financial Resources in Arkansas vs the state

5.3%Denial rate-12.86 pts vs state
6.8%Decision denial rate-16.32 pts vs state
73.0%Origination rate+16.12 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.29Rate spread (pts)-0.06 pts vs state
$78kMedian applicant income
178Loans originated
13Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023663416.7%6.75%#176
2024149899.4%6.63%#120
20252441785.3%6.49%#94

What American Financial Resources lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 201 82% · 6.0% denied
Refinance 24 10% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 19 8% · 5.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 65 27% · 4.6% denied
FHA 91 37% · 6.6% denied
VA 39 16% · 2.6% denied
USDA / RHS 49 20% · 6.1% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 4 31%
Collateral 4 31%
Other 3 23%
Credit history 2 15%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most American Financial Resources applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pulaski County 31174 12.9%
Benton County 20160 0.0%
Garland County 17112 11.8%
Pope County 16131 6.3%
Sharp County 12110 0.0%
White County 12110 0.0%
Washington County 1172 18.2%
Fulton County 10100 0.0%
Faulkner County 1090 0.0%
Izard County 880 0.0%

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: 244 applications in 2025, of which 178 were originated and 13 denied.

5.3% of all applications, or 6.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans American Financial Resources originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are American Financial Resources'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