American Financing · Arkansas · 2025

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

American Financing took 214 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #107 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 15.9% of them and denied 50.9% (69.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

214Applicationsin AR
69.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$175,000Median loanstate $165,000
$5.7MVolume51 counties

American Financing in Arkansas vs the state

50.9%Denial rate+32.74 pts vs state
69.0%Decision denial rate+45.86 pts vs state
15.9%Origination rate-40.94 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
0.01Rate spread (pts)-0.33 pts vs state
$78kMedian applicant income
34Loans originated
109Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023901532.2%6.50%#151
20241723654.7%6.38%#111
20252143450.9%6.13%#107

What American Financing lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 1% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 52 24% · 67.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 150 70% · 46.7% denied
Other / HELOC 9 4% · 44.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 64 30% · 43.8% denied
FHA 131 61% · 54.2% denied
VA 19 9% · 52.6% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Other 37 34%
Credit history 37 34%
Collateral 13 12%
Debt-to-income ratio 12 11%
Incomplete application 8 7%
Employment history 2 2%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most American Financing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Benton County 25313 52.0%
Pulaski County 2349 39.1%
Faulkner County 1839 50.0%
Sebastian County 1648 50.0%
Washington County 1117 63.6%
Garland County 1006 60.0%
Saline County 912 22.2%
Crawford County 914 44.4%
Craighead County 712 28.6%
Independence County 503 60.0%

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: 214 applications in 2025, of which 34 were originated and 109 denied.

50.9% of all applications, or 69.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans American Financing originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are American Financing'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