Focus Bank · Arkansas · 2025

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

Focus Bank took 231 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #99 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 84.0% of them and denied 6.1% (6.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

231Applicationsin AR
6.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$125,000Median loanstate $165,000
$45MVolume15 counties

Focus Bank in Arkansas vs the state

6.1%Denial rate-12.13 pts vs state
6.7%Decision denial rate-16.46 pts vs state
84.0%Origination rate+27.15 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$101kMedian applicant income
194Loans originated
14Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232191808.7%#92
20241951566.7%#105
20252311946.1%#99

What Focus Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 120 52% · 4.2% denied
Refinance 58 25% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 34 15% · 20.6% denied
Other / HELOC 19 8% · 10.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 231 100% · 6.1% denied

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Focus Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Greene County 109955 4.6%
Craighead County 73606 8.2%
Baxter County 11110 0.0%
Clay County 861 12.5%
Poinsett County 750 0.0%
Jackson County 550 0.0%
Lawrence County 431 25.0%
Pulaski County 430 0.0%
Washington County 210 0.0%
Mississippi County 220 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: 231 applications in 2025, of which 194 were originated and 14 denied.

6.1% of all applications, or 6.7% 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 Focus 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