First Horizon Bank · Arkansas · 2025

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

First Horizon Bank took 972 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #31 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.6% of them and denied 17.6% (20.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

972Applicationsin AR
20.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$195,000Median loanstate $165,000
$160MVolume35 counties

First Horizon Bank in Arkansas vs the state

17.6%Denial rate-0.60 pts vs state
20.9%Decision denial rate-2.23 pts vs state
64.6%Origination rate+7.78 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.27 pts vs state
$95kMedian applicant income
628Loans originated
171Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,01463421.9%6.38%#22
202485357215.7%6.63%#33
202597262817.6%6.50%#31

What First Horizon Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 593 61% · 7.1% denied
Refinance 142 15% · 22.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 33 3% · 18.2% denied
Home improvement 146 15% · 42.5% denied
Other / HELOC 58 6% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 782 80% · 18.8% denied
FHA 107 11% · 14.0% denied
VA 69 7% · 11.6% denied
USDA / RHS 14 1% · 7.1% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 68 40%
Credit history 55 32%
Collateral 24 14%
Other 10 6%
Unverifiable information 10 6%
Incomplete application 3 2%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most First Horizon Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pulaski County 32521555 16.9%
Benton County 1107914 12.7%
Washington County 1007214 14.0%
Craighead County 875612 13.8%
Randolph County 854721 24.7%
Saline County 775511 14.3%
Lawrence County 481822 45.8%
Lonoke County 37243 8.1%
Faulkner County 18122 11.1%
Poinsett County 1556 40.0%

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: 972 applications in 2025, of which 628 were originated and 171 denied.

17.6% of all applications, or 20.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

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

About this data. Figures are First Horizon 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