Firstar Bank · Arkansas · 2025

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

Firstar Bank took 301 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #79 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.4% of them and denied 4.3% (5.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

301Applicationsin AR
5.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$195,000Median loanstate $165,000
$63MVolume14 counties

Firstar Bank in Arkansas vs the state

4.3%Denial rate-13.87 pts vs state
5.0%Decision denial rate-18.15 pts vs state
82.4%Origination rate+25.56 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.39 pts vs state
$96kMedian applicant income
248Loans originated
13Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235264251.1%6.63%#46
20245274550.0%6.49%#46
20253012484.3%6.50%#79

What Firstar Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 183 61% · 2.2% denied
Refinance 97 32% · 7.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 1% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 9 3% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 8 3% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 203 67% · 6.4% denied
FHA 56 19% · 0.0% denied
VA 21 7% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 21 7% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Credit history 5 38%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 38%
Other 1 8%
Collateral 1 8%
Employment history 1 8%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Firstar Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sebastian County 1691377 4.1%
Crawford County 85734 4.7%
Franklin County 15130 0.0%
Washington County 971 11.1%
Benton County 760 0.0%
Logan County 530 0.0%
Johnson County 311 33.3%
Scott County 220 0.0%
Montgomery County 110 0.0%
Ouachita 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: 301 applications in 2025, of which 248 were originated and 13 denied.

4.3% of all applications, or 5.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Firstar Bank originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Firstar 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