First Western Mortgage · Arkansas · 2025

First Western Mortgage in Arkansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Western Mortgage took 239 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #96 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.8% of them and denied 5.0% (6.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

239Applicationsin AR
6.4%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$265,000Median loanstate $165,000
$48MVolume12 counties

First Western Mortgage in Arkansas vs the state

5.0%Denial rate-13.17 pts vs state
6.4%Decision denial rate-16.78 pts vs state
67.8%Origination rate+10.95 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.01Rate spread (pts)-0.33 pts vs state
$126kMedian applicant income
162Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231631213.7%6.50%#108
20242261558.4%6.38%#91
20252391625.0%6.38%#96

What First Western Mortgage lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 191 80% · 3.7% denied
Refinance 25 10% · 12.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 20 8% · 5.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 1% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 187 78% · 4.8% denied
FHA 39 16% · 7.7% denied
VA 8 3% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 5 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 6 50%
Credit history 2 17%
Collateral 2 17%
Other 2 17%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most First Western Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Benton County 103734 3.9%
Sebastian County 51354 7.8%
Washington County 28191 3.6%
Logan County 22141 4.5%
Crawford County 21120 0.0%
Franklin County 440 0.0%
Scott County 311 33.3%
Sevier County 210 0.0%
Faulkner County 210 0.0%
Carroll 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: 239 applications in 2025, of which 162 were originated and 12 denied.

5.0% of all applications, or 6.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans First Western Mortgage originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Western Mortgage'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