CSL Financial · Arkansas · 2025

CSL Financial in Arkansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

CSL Financial took 188 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #115 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 14.4% of them and denied 52.1% (78.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

188Applicationsin AR
78.4%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
8.69%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $165,000
$2.3MVolume18 counties

CSL Financial in Arkansas vs the state

52.1%Denial rate+33.94 pts vs state
78.4%Decision denial rate+55.27 pts vs state
14.4%Origination rate-42.47 pts vs state
8.69%Median rate+2.06 pts vs state
2.75Rate spread (pts)+2.41 pts vs state
$71kMedian applicant income
27Loans originated
98Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234214157.7%8.99%#55
20242732857.1%8.49%#81
20251882752.1%8.69%#115

What CSL Financial lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 188 100% · 52.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 188 100% · 52.1% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Credit history 68 69%
Debt-to-income ratio 26 27%
Incomplete application 1 1%
Unverifiable information 1 1%
Collateral 1 1%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most CSL Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
White County 440 0.0%
Crawford County 330 0.0%
Pope County 330 0.0%
Conway County 220 0.0%
Yell County 220 0.0%
Independence County 110 0.0%
Phillips County 110 0.0%
Jefferson County 110 0.0%
Johnson County 110 0.0%
Lonoke 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: 188 applications in 2025, of which 27 were originated and 98 denied.

52.1% of all applications, or 78.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans CSL Financial originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 8.69%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are CSL Financial'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