Hope Federal Credit Union · Arkansas · 2025

Hope Federal Credit Union in Arkansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Hope Federal Credit Union took 33 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #237 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.6% of them and denied 45.5% (45.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

33Applicationsin AR
45.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.69%Median ratestate 6.63%
$135,000Median loanstate $165,000
$2.1MVolume7 counties

Hope Federal Credit Union in Arkansas vs the state

45.5%Denial rate+27.26 pts vs state
45.5%Decision denial rate+22.32 pts vs state
54.6%Origination rate-2.28 pts vs state
6.69%Median rate+0.06 pts vs state
0.28Rate spread (pts)-0.06 pts vs state
$60kMedian applicant income
18Loans originated
15Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202360100.0%#372
2024181044.4%8.00%#273
2025331845.5%6.69%#237

What Hope Federal Credit Union lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 23 70% · 34.8% denied
Refinance 2 6% · 100.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 18% · 83.3% denied
Home improvement 2 6% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 29 88% · 37.9% denied
FHA 3 9% · 100.0% denied
VA 1 3% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Other 7 47%
Credit history 3 20%
Collateral 3 20%
Employment history 1 7%
Insufficient cash 1 7%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Hope Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pulaski County 927 77.8%
Crittenden County 642 33.3%
Jefferson County 660 0.0%
Washington County 532 40.0%
Saline County 312 66.7%
Garland County 312 66.7%
St. Francis 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: 33 applications in 2025, of which 18 were originated and 15 denied.

45.5% of all applications, or 45.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Hope Federal Credit Union originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.69%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Hope Federal Credit Union'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