Central Bank · Arkansas · 2025

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

Central Bank took 90 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #161 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 95.6% of them and denied 2.2% (2.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

90Applicationsin AR
2.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.70%Median ratestate 6.63%
$155,000Median loanstate $165,000
$38MVolume14 counties

Central Bank in Arkansas vs the state

2.2%Denial rate-15.97 pts vs state
2.3%Decision denial rate-20.86 pts vs state
95.6%Origination rate+38.73 pts vs state
7.70%Median rate+1.08 pts vs state
1.37Rate spread (pts)+1.03 pts vs state
$161kMedian applicant income
86Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202370607.1%8.00%#172
202483682.4%8.50%#162
202590862.2%7.70%#161

What Central Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 66 73% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 18 20% · 11.1% denied
Home improvement 3 3% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 90 100% · 2.2% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%
Unverifiable information 1 50%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Central Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pulaski County 52491 1.9%
Washington County 770 0.0%
Saline County 660 0.0%
Benton County 550 0.0%
Lonoke County 440 0.0%
White County 440 0.0%
Faulkner County 330 0.0%
Garland County 220 0.0%
Craighead County 220 0.0%
Madison 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: 90 applications in 2025, of which 86 were originated and 2 denied.

2.2% of all applications, or 2.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Central Bank originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 7.70%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Central 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