Gershman Investment · Arkansas · 2025

Gershman Investment in Arkansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Gershman Investment took 348 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #72 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.8% of them and denied 5.5% (7.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

348Applicationsin AR
7.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$295,000Median loanstate $165,000
$81MVolume26 counties

Gershman Investment in Arkansas vs the state

5.5%Denial rate-12.73 pts vs state
7.2%Decision denial rate-15.96 pts vs state
69.8%Origination rate+13.00 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.29 pts vs state
$128kMedian applicant income
243Loans originated
19Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202334423611.1%6.38%#64
202443129210.4%6.38%#57
20253482435.5%6.38%#72

What Gershman Investment lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 306 88% · 4.9% denied
Refinance 26 7% · 3.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 16 5% · 18.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 231 66% · 3.0% denied
FHA 71 20% · 8.5% denied
VA 38 11% · 10.5% denied
USDA / RHS 8 2% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Credit history 8 42%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 21%
Employment history 2 11%
Incomplete application 2 11%
Unverifiable information 1 5%
Other 1 5%
Collateral 1 5%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Gershman Investment applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Benton County 1971487 3.6%
Washington County 77513 3.9%
Pulaski County 19114 21.1%
Saline County 632 33.3%
Boone County 531 20.0%
Conway County 420 0.0%
Lonoke County 421 25.0%
Faulkner County 420 0.0%
Cleburne County 420 0.0%
Desha County 330 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: 348 applications in 2025, of which 243 were originated and 19 denied.

5.5% of all applications, or 7.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Gershman Investment originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Gershman Investment'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