Mortgage Research Center · Arkansas · 2025

Mortgage Research Center in Arkansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage Research Center took 2,767 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #6 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.7% of them and denied 18.3% (28.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

2.8kApplicationsin AR
28.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$225,000Median loanstate $165,000
$322MVolume75 counties

Mortgage Research Center in Arkansas vs the state

18.3%Denial rate+0.06 pts vs state
28.8%Decision denial rate+5.63 pts vs state
44.7%Origination rate-12.16 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.18Rate spread (pts)-0.52 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
1,236Loans originated
505Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,0281,00016.5%6.75%#9
20242,3481,14216.5%6.63%#8
20252,7671,23618.3%6.25%#6

What Mortgage Research Center lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,686 61% · 8.1% denied
Refinance 476 17% · 26.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 605 22% · 39.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 215 8% · 20.5% denied
FHA 114 4% · 22.8% denied
VA 2,422 88% · 17.9% denied
USDA / RHS 16 1% · 6.3% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Credit history 302 60%
Other 87 17%
Incomplete application 66 13%
Debt-to-income ratio 27 5%
Collateral 12 2%
Employment history 7 1%
Insufficient cash 4 1%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pulaski County 37716970 18.6%
Benton County 2509853 21.2%
Lonoke County 1678424 14.4%
Saline County 1456921 14.5%
Washington County 1457320 13.8%
Sebastian County 1265430 23.8%
Faulkner County 1255327 21.6%
Garland County 1216219 15.7%
White County 864315 17.4%
Craighead County 864017 19.8%

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%
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%
Centennial BankD 2,10416.1%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Arkansas: 2,767 applications in 2025, of which 1,236 were originated and 505 denied.

18.3% of all applications, or 28.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Research Center'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