First Security Bank · Arkansas · 2025

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

First Security Bank took 1,843 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #16 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 83.3% of them and denied 5.9% (6.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

1.8kApplicationsin AR
6.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$145,000Median loanstate $165,000
$435MVolume44 counties

First Security Bank in Arkansas vs the state

5.9%Denial rate-12.28 pts vs state
6.5%Decision denial rate-16.66 pts vs state
83.3%Origination rate+26.46 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
0.68Rate spread (pts)+0.34 pts vs state
$99kMedian applicant income
1,535Loans originated
109Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,5801,2868.5%8.29%#13
20241,6381,3228.7%8.47%#13
20251,8431,5355.9%7.50%#16

What First Security Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 949 51% · 3.1% denied
Refinance 304 16% · 3.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 68 4% · 13.2% denied
Home improvement 301 16% · 12.0% denied
Other / HELOC 221 12% · 11.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,671 91% · 5.9% denied
FHA 106 6% · 9.4% denied
VA 24 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 42 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Credit history 49 45%
Debt-to-income ratio 44 40%
Other 9 8%
Collateral 6 6%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most First Security Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Faulkner County 38534113 3.4%
Pulaski County 21317612 5.6%
White County 2101839 4.3%
Washington County 1641358 4.9%
Saline County 14011812 8.6%
Benton County 1118610 9.0%
Baxter County 87669 10.3%
Garland County 82653 3.7%
Johnson County 74578 10.8%
Pope County 59470 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: 1,843 applications in 2025, of which 1,535 were originated and 109 denied.

5.9% of all applications, or 6.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans First Security Bank originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Security 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