Kind Lending · Arkansas · 2025

Kind Lending in Arkansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Kind Lending took 186 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #117 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.4% of them and denied 28.5% (30.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

186Applicationsin AR
30.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$195,000Median loanstate $165,000
$29MVolume35 counties

Kind Lending in Arkansas vs the state

28.5%Denial rate+10.30 pts vs state
30.5%Decision denial rate+7.33 pts vs state
63.4%Origination rate+6.61 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.39Rate spread (pts)+0.05 pts vs state
$94kMedian applicant income
118Loans originated
53Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023523621.2%7.00%#189
202415510425.2%6.99%#116
202518611828.5%6.63%#117

What Kind Lending lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 153 82% · 26.8% denied
Refinance 12 6% · 16.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 6% · 72.7% denied
Home improvement 9 5% · 22.2% denied
Other / HELOC 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 94 51% · 27.7% denied
FHA 56 30% · 33.9% denied
VA 23 12% · 21.7% denied
USDA / RHS 13 7% · 23.1% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Unverifiable information 18 34%
Insufficient cash 12 23%
Collateral 10 19%
Other 9 17%
Credit history 3 6%
Employment history 1 2%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Kind Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Benton County 362410 27.8%
Pulaski County 16123 18.8%
Craighead County 1697 43.8%
Washington County 1696 37.5%
Independence County 1586 40.0%
Stone County 13111 7.7%
Cleburne County 642 33.3%
Faulkner County 642 33.3%
Greene County 650 0.0%
Van Buren County 513 60.0%

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: 186 applications in 2025, of which 118 were originated and 53 denied.

28.5% of all applications, or 30.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Kind Lending originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Kind Lending'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