ARKANSAS Federal Credit Union · Arkansas · 2025

ARKANSAS Federal Credit Union in Arkansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

ARKANSAS Federal Credit Union took 4,439 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #3 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 51.0% of them and denied 23.6% (31.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

4.4kApplicationsin AR
31.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$75,000Median loanstate $165,000
$350MVolume74 counties

ARKANSAS Federal Credit Union in Arkansas vs the state

23.6%Denial rate+5.44 pts vs state
31.7%Decision denial rate+8.54 pts vs state
51.0%Origination rate-5.85 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
0.56Rate spread (pts)+0.22 pts vs state
$90kMedian applicant income
2,263Loans originated
1,049Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,8752,40920.7%8.35%#3
20244,1102,41622.0%8.75%#3
20254,4392,26323.6%7.50%#3

What ARKANSAS Federal Credit Union lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 951 21% · 11.5% denied
Refinance 495 11% · 15.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 195 4% · 13.3% denied
Home improvement 779 18% · 21.2% denied
Other / HELOC 2,019 45% · 33.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,372 98% · 23.9% denied
VA 57 1% · 3.5% denied
USDA / RHS 10 0% · 10.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Other 584 56%
Debt-to-income ratio 228 22%
Credit history 126 12%
Collateral 105 10%
Unverifiable information 3 0%
Employment history 2 0%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most ARKANSAS Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pulaski County 1,220649266 21.8%
Saline County 40423688 21.8%
Faulkner County 40025870 17.5%
Benton County 38919381 20.8%
Lonoke County 31217560 19.2%
Garland County 21911245 20.5%
White County 1959240 20.5%
Washington County 1737948 27.7%
Sebastian County 1376839 28.5%
Craighead County 873531 35.6%

Other large lenders in Arkansas

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Arvest BankC 9,74814.4%7.00%
Rocket MortgageC 5,85420.1%6.63%
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%
Centennial BankD 2,10416.1%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Arkansas: 4,439 applications in 2025, of which 2,263 were originated and 1,049 denied.

23.6% of all applications, or 31.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans ARKANSAS Federal Credit Union originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are ARKANSAS Federal Credit Union'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