Lower · Arkansas · 2025

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

Lower took 218 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #105 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.6% of them and denied 7.8% (11.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

218Applicationsin AR
11.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$235,000Median loanstate $165,000
$35MVolume40 counties

Lower in Arkansas vs the state

7.8%Denial rate-10.39 pts vs state
11.3%Decision denial rate-11.80 pts vs state
59.6%Origination rate+2.80 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.34Rate spread (pts)0.00 pts vs state
$96kMedian applicant income
130Loans originated
17Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202367519.0%6.75%#174
20241811059.9%6.63%#108
20252181307.8%6.50%#105

What Lower lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 120 55% · 0.8% denied
Refinance 25 11% · 16.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 73 33% · 16.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 117 54% · 1.7% denied
FHA 43 20% · 14.0% denied
VA 49 22% · 18.4% denied
USDA / RHS 9 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Credit history 6 35%
Collateral 6 35%
Incomplete application 2 12%
Other 1 6%
Employment history 1 6%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 6%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Lower applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pulaski County 38264 10.5%
Benton County 29171 3.4%
Saline County 24220 0.0%
Washington County 1582 13.3%
Greene County 1491 7.1%
Craighead County 1291 8.3%
Faulkner County 980 0.0%
Sebastian County 630 0.0%
Carroll County 640 0.0%
White County 521 20.0%

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: 218 applications in 2025, of which 130 were originated and 17 denied.

7.8% of all applications, or 11.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

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

About this data. Figures are Lower'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