First Community Bank · Arkansas · 2025

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

First Community Bank took 1,844 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #15 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.7% of them and denied 4.8% (5.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

1.8kApplicationsin AR
5.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$165,000Median loanstate $165,000
$309MVolume56 counties

First Community Bank in Arkansas vs the state

4.8%Denial rate-13.42 pts vs state
5.8%Decision denial rate-17.29 pts vs state
76.7%Origination rate+19.91 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.37 pts vs state
0.29Rate spread (pts)-0.05 pts vs state
$83kMedian applicant income
1,415Loans originated
88Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,3601,0317.6%7.63%#18
20241,5791,2085.5%7.13%#14
20251,8441,4154.8%6.99%#15

What First Community Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,305 71% · 2.2% denied
Refinance 282 15% · 7.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 128 7% · 18.0% denied
Home improvement 96 5% · 6.3% denied
Other / HELOC 33 2% · 27.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,335 72% · 4.8% denied
FHA 400 22% · 5.5% denied
VA 61 3% · 1.6% denied
USDA / RHS 48 3% · 2.1% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Credit history 45 51%
Debt-to-income ratio 28 32%
Collateral 10 11%
Unverifiable information 3 3%
Other 1 1%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most First Community Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
White County 32924812 3.6%
Independence County 29723517 5.7%
Pulaski County 2161683 1.4%
Faulkner County 1501248 5.3%
Craighead County 1331028 6.0%
Sharp County 92679 9.8%
Boone County 79643 3.8%
Lonoke County 77582 2.6%
Washington County 45391 2.2%
Baxter County 44351 2.3%

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: 1,844 applications in 2025, of which 1,415 were originated and 88 denied.

4.8% of all applications, or 5.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans First Community Bank originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Community 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