Citizens Bank · Arkansas · 2025

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

Citizens Bank took 216 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #106 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.5% of them and denied 28.2% (34.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

216Applicationsin AR
34.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.65%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $165,000
$18MVolume45 counties

Citizens Bank in Arkansas vs the state

28.2%Denial rate+10.05 pts vs state
34.7%Decision denial rate+11.53 pts vs state
50.5%Origination rate-6.37 pts vs state
7.65%Median rate+1.03 pts vs state
0.57Rate spread (pts)+0.23 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
109Loans originated
61Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202344728626.4%6.63%#52
20241397032.4%8.53%#127
202521610928.2%7.65%#106

What Citizens Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 18 8% · 27.8% denied
Refinance 31 14% · 16.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 22 10% · 9.1% denied
Home improvement 70 32% · 32.9% denied
Other / HELOC 75 35% · 34.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 201 93% · 29.4% denied
FHA 10 5% · 20.0% denied
VA 5 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 28 46%
Collateral 17 28%
Other 8 13%
Credit history 7 11%
Employment history 1 2%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Citizens Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Benton County 392410 25.6%
Pulaski County 33178 24.2%
Washington County 29138 27.6%
Garland County 1172 18.2%
Saline County 1044 40.0%
Faulkner County 1072 20.0%
Sebastian County 723 42.9%
Craighead County 512 40.0%
Lonoke County 431 25.0%
Clark County 411 25.0%

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: 216 applications in 2025, of which 109 were originated and 61 denied.

28.2% of all applications, or 34.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Citizens Bank originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 7.65%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Citizens 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