First Colony Mortgage · Arkansas · 2025

First Colony Mortgage in Arkansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Colony Mortgage took 155 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #128 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 83.2% of them and denied 2.6% (2.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

155Applicationsin AR
2.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$165,000Median loanstate $165,000
$30MVolume14 counties

First Colony Mortgage in Arkansas vs the state

2.6%Denial rate-15.61 pts vs state
2.9%Decision denial rate-20.25 pts vs state
83.2%Origination rate+26.40 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
0.06Rate spread (pts)-0.28 pts vs state
$135kMedian applicant income
129Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202333290.0%6.25%#226
202459550.0%6.38%#184
20251551292.6%6.13%#128

What First Colony Mortgage lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 144 93% · 2.8% denied
Refinance 6 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 138 89% · 2.2% denied
FHA 8 5% · 0.0% denied
VA 8 5% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 25%
Credit history 1 25%
Collateral 1 25%
Unverifiable information 1 25%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most First Colony Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Craighead County 65561 1.5%
Benton County 36292 5.6%
Washington County 29251 3.4%
Faulkner County 760 0.0%
Saline County 660 0.0%
Pulaski County 330 0.0%
Poinsett County 210 0.0%
Phillips County 100 0.0%
Johnson County 100 0.0%
Crawford County 100 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: 155 applications in 2025, of which 129 were originated and 4 denied.

2.6% of all applications, or 2.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans First Colony Mortgage originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Colony Mortgage'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