Equity Bank · Arkansas · 2025

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

Equity Bank took 221 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #103 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.0% of them and denied 11.8% (13.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

221Applicationsin AR
13.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.43%Median ratestate 6.63%
$95,000Median loanstate $165,000
$23MVolume13 counties

Equity Bank in Arkansas vs the state

11.8%Denial rate-6.43 pts vs state
13.3%Decision denial rate-9.80 pts vs state
76.0%Origination rate+19.19 pts vs state
7.43%Median rate+0.80 pts vs state
-2.16Rate spread (pts)-2.50 pts vs state
$78kMedian applicant income
168Loans originated
26Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232752186.6%6.63%#75
202422115914.0%7.75%#93
202522116811.8%7.43%#103

What Equity Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 61 28% · 3.3% denied
Refinance 81 37% · 7.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 2% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 50 23% · 24.0% denied
Other / HELOC 25 11% · 24.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 219 99% · 11.9% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Credit history 11 42%
Debt-to-income ratio 9 35%
Collateral 3 12%
Unverifiable information 1 4%
Insufficient cash 1 4%
Other 1 4%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Equity Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Carroll County 76605 6.6%
Boone County 765313 17.1%
Benton County 49397 14.3%
Washington County 540 0.0%
Searcy County 430 0.0%
Newton County 330 0.0%
Marion County 220 0.0%
Garland County 110 0.0%
Faulkner County 110 0.0%
Pulaski County 101 100.0%

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: 221 applications in 2025, of which 168 were originated and 26 denied.

11.8% of all applications, or 13.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Equity Bank originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 7.43%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Equity 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