First State Bank · Arkansas · 2025

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

First State Bank took 67 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #186 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 92.5% of them and denied 1.5% (1.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

67Applicationsin AR
1.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $165,000
$39MVolume16 counties

First State Bank in Arkansas vs the state

1.5%Denial rate-16.70 pts vs state
1.6%Decision denial rate-21.54 pts vs state
92.5%Origination rate+35.71 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$100kMedian applicant income
62Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202343394.7%#204
202449438.2%#203
202567621.5%#186

What First State Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 50 75% · 2.0% denied
Refinance 6 9% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 13% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 67 100% · 1.5% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most First State Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Washington County 12120 0.0%
Cleburne County 11110 0.0%
Garland County 10100 0.0%
Lonoke County 980 0.0%
Clark County 640 0.0%
Pulaski County 430 0.0%
Faulkner County 440 0.0%
Benton County 220 0.0%
White County 220 0.0%
Saline County 110 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: 67 applications in 2025, of which 62 were originated and 1 denied.

1.5% of all applications, or 1.6% 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 State 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