First National Bank · Arkansas · 2025

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

First National Bank took 335 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #76 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 83.6% of them and denied 3.9% (3.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

335Applicationsin AR
3.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$145,000Median loanstate $165,000
$61MVolume22 counties

First National Bank in Arkansas vs the state

3.9%Denial rate-14.31 pts vs state
3.9%Decision denial rate-19.25 pts vs state
83.6%Origination rate+26.75 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
0.75Rate spread (pts)+0.41 pts vs state
$92kMedian applicant income
280Loans originated
13Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232842484.2%8.95%#71
20243112527.1%8.95%#73
20253352803.9%7.75%#76

What First National Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 204 61% · 4.4% denied
Refinance 64 19% · 3.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 1% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 40 12% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 25 7% · 8.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 327 98% · 3.7% denied
FHA 5 1% · 20.0% denied
USDA / RHS 3 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Credit history 9 69%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 31%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most First National Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Greene County 99880 0.0%
Craighead County 96781 1.0%
Clay County 61488 13.1%
Washington County 18161 5.6%
Benton County 13110 0.0%
Cleburne County 1170 0.0%
Pulaski County 990 0.0%
Poinsett County 420 0.0%
Randolph County 321 33.3%
Faulkner County 321 33.3%

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: 335 applications in 2025, of which 280 were originated and 13 denied.

3.9% of all applications, or 3.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans First National Bank originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First National 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