Armed Forces Bank · Arkansas · 2025

Armed Forces Bank in Arkansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Armed Forces Bank took 30 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #251 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.0% of them and denied 6.7% (8.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

30Applicationsin AR
8.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$290,000Median loanstate $165,000
$6.5MVolume15 counties

Armed Forces Bank in Arkansas vs the state

6.7%Denial rate-11.52 pts vs state
8.7%Decision denial rate-14.43 pts vs state
70.0%Origination rate+13.17 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.55 pts vs state
$105kMedian applicant income
21Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023341811.8%6.38%#223
202423174.4%6.13%#257
202530216.7%6.25%#251

What Armed Forces Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 21 70% · 9.5% denied
Refinance 5 17% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 13% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2 7% · 0.0% denied
FHA 3 10% · 0.0% denied
VA 25 83% · 8.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Other 1 50%
Incomplete application 1 50%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Armed Forces Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lonoke County 650 0.0%
Saline County 420 0.0%
Pope County 210 0.0%
Craighead County 211 50.0%
Crawford County 210 0.0%
Grant County 220 0.0%
Benton County 211 50.0%
Washington County 220 0.0%
Sebastian County 210 0.0%
Faulkner County 110 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: 30 applications in 2025, of which 21 were originated and 2 denied.

6.7% of all applications, or 8.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Armed Forces Bank originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Armed Forces Bank'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