First Service Bank · Arkansas · 2025

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

First Service Bank took 253 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #93 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.3% of them and denied 9.9% (11.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

253Applicationsin AR
11.1%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$175,000Median loanstate $165,000
$68MVolume29 counties

First Service Bank in Arkansas vs the state

9.9%Denial rate-8.31 pts vs state
11.1%Decision denial rate-12.07 pts vs state
76.3%Origination rate+19.45 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$100kMedian applicant income
193Loans originated
25Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232621956.5%#79
20242371839.3%#88
20252531939.9%#93

What First Service Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 164 65% · 6.1% denied
Refinance 62 25% · 8.1% denied
Home improvement 19 8% · 31.6% denied
Other / HELOC 8 3% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 251 99% · 9.6% denied
FHA 1 0% · 100.0% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most First Service Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pulaski County 66552 3.0%
Faulkner County 64523 4.7%
Van Buren County 30139 30.0%
Saline County 17160 0.0%
Conway County 14121 7.1%
Marion County 1081 10.0%
Garland County 960 0.0%
Lonoke County 870 0.0%
Chicot County 624 66.7%
Cleburne County 541 20.0%

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: 253 applications in 2025, of which 193 were originated and 25 denied.

9.9% of all applications, or 11.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are First Service 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