Consumer Real Estate Finance · Arkansas · 2025

Consumer Real Estate Finance in Arkansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Consumer Real Estate Finance took 54 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #205 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.1% of them and denied 25.9% (29.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

54Applicationsin AR
29.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$135,000Median loanstate $165,000
$5.5MVolume30 counties

Consumer Real Estate Finance in Arkansas vs the state

25.9%Denial rate+7.74 pts vs state
29.8%Decision denial rate+6.66 pts vs state
61.1%Origination rate+4.28 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
1.08Rate spread (pts)+0.74 pts vs state
$52kMedian applicant income
33Loans originated
14Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023512611.8%6.75%#191
2024562135.7%6.88%#190
2025543325.9%6.88%#205

What Consumer Real Estate Finance lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 42 78% · 23.8% denied
Other / HELOC 12 22% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6 11% · 50.0% denied
FHA 21 39% · 23.8% denied
USDA / RHS 27 50% · 22.2% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Incomplete application 5 36%
Other 5 36%
Collateral 2 14%
Employment history 1 7%
Insufficient cash 1 7%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Consumer Real Estate Finance applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pope County 522 40.0%
Pulaski County 430 0.0%
Mississippi County 421 25.0%
White County 312 66.7%
Lonoke County 320 0.0%
Lawrence County 321 33.3%
Craighead County 330 0.0%
Saline County 220 0.0%
Greene County 210 0.0%
Benton County 211 50.0%

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: 54 applications in 2025, of which 33 were originated and 14 denied.

25.9% of all applications, or 29.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Consumer Real Estate Finance originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Consumer Real Estate Finance'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