First Financial Bank · Arkansas · 2025

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

First Financial Bank took 506 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #50 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.5% of them and denied 6.3% (7.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

506Applicationsin AR
7.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$195,000Median loanstate $165,000
$81MVolume36 counties

First Financial Bank in Arkansas vs the state

6.3%Denial rate-11.87 pts vs state
7.5%Decision denial rate-15.65 pts vs state
76.5%Origination rate+19.65 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.26Rate spread (pts)-0.08 pts vs state
$92kMedian applicant income
387Loans originated
32Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235214224.4%6.62%#47
20243793054.2%6.50%#61
20255063876.3%6.50%#50

What First Financial Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 408 81% · 4.7% denied
Refinance 46 9% · 13.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 45 9% · 11.1% denied
Home improvement 2 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 1% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 329 65% · 6.4% denied
FHA 118 23% · 9.3% denied
VA 35 7% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 24 5% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Credit history 14 44%
Debt-to-income ratio 12 38%
Collateral 3 9%
Other 2 6%
Employment history 1 3%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most First Financial Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sebastian County 83622 2.4%
Union County 72586 8.3%
Craighead County 69505 7.2%
Washington County 40292 5.0%
Poinsett County 35245 14.3%
Crawford County 33260 0.0%
Benton County 28221 3.6%
Pulaski County 21172 9.5%
Faulkner County 19180 0.0%
Cross County 18152 11.1%

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: 506 applications in 2025, of which 387 were originated and 32 denied.

6.3% of all applications, or 7.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans First Financial Bank originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Financial 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