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First Arkansas Bank and Trust review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

First Arkansas Bank and Trust earns a B, better than most investment-property lenders. It turned down 1.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 83rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.40 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 28th percentile on pricing. Compared against 220 investment-property lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

105Applications2025
97.1%Originatedof applications
1.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.79%Median ratenational 6.63%
$42MLoan volume2 states

First Arkansas Bank and Trust at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

1.0%Denial rate (all applications)-17.03 pts vs national
1.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-21.62 pts vs national
97.1%Origination rate+39.11 pts vs national
1.9%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
7.79%Median interest rate+1.17 pts vs national
1.40Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+1.14 pts vs national
$205,000Median loan amount
$5,891Median total loan costs
$176kMedian applicant income
85%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 220 investment-property lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

83rd1.0% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

28th1.40 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

72nd1.9%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

58th2.87% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
2023100952.0%2.1%8.25%$26M
202488814.6%4.7%8.95%$20M
20251051021.0%1.0%7.79%$42M

What First Arkansas Bank and Trust lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 86 82% · 1.2% denied
Refinance 15 14% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 3 3% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 105 100% · 1.0% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 93 investment properties.

Why First Arkansas Bank and Trust denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 1 100%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Where First Arkansas Bank and Trust lends

2 states and 12 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Arkansas93910.0%7.75%#155

Frequently asked questions

First Arkansas Bank and Trust denied 1.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 83rd percentile of investment-property lenders.

The most common reason First Arkansas Bank and Trust gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 100.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans First Arkansas Bank and Trust originated in 2025 was 7.79%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 1.40 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 82% of its applications were for home purchases, 14% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 4% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with First Arkansas Bank and Trust. Data sources · Methodology