Mortgage lender · Little Rock, AR · LEI 549300S8CJG5MSY8BH57

Bank of Little Rock Mortgage review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Bank of Little Rock Mortgage earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 5.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 69th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.15 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 66th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

526Applications2025
72.1%Originatedof applications
5.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$114MLoan volume14 states

Bank of Little Rock Mortgage at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

4.4%Denial rate (all applications)-13.61 pts vs national
5.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-16.88 pts vs national
72.1%Origination rate+14.02 pts vs national
20.5%Withdrawn by applicant
2.9%Closed for incompleteness
6.50%Median interest rate-0.13 pts vs national
0.15Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.10 pts vs national
$255,000Median loan amount
$3,782Median total loan costs
$117kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

69th5.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

66th0.15 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

13th23.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

67th1.48% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20236604835.5%6.9%6.62%$122M
20245303784.7%6.2%6.63%$109M
20255263794.4%5.7%6.50%$114M

What Bank of Little Rock Mortgage lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 441 84% · 3.2% denied
Refinance 51 10% · 7.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 34 6% · 14.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 387 74% · 4.1% denied
FHA 83 16% · 7.2% denied
VA 49 9% · 2.0% denied
USDA / RHS 7 1% · 0.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 1 manufactured homes, 38 investment properties.

Why Bank of Little Rock Mortgage denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 23 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 11 48%
Credit history 5 22%
Collateral 3 13%
Employment history 3 13%
Other 1 4%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Bank of Little Rock Mortgage

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k402231.3%
$50k – $100k1661334.3%
$100k – $150k135944.0%
$150k – $250k125882.2%
Over $250k56400.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2530238.0%
25–341381003.8%
35–44125933.1%
45–54916110.3%
55–6495696.8%
65–7429214.6%

Where Bank of Little Rock Mortgage lends

14 states and 55 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Arkansas4953584.7%6.62%#52
Oklahoma740.0%6.18%#441
Missouri640.0%6.31%#571

Frequently asked questions

Bank of Little Rock Mortgage denied 5.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 69th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Bank of Little Rock Mortgage gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 47.8% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Bank of Little Rock Mortgage originated in 2025 was 6.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.15 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 84% of its applications were for home purchases, 16% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 74% conventional, 16% FHA, 9% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Bank of Little Rock Mortgage. Data sources · Methodology