Navy Federal Credit Union · Arkansas · 2025

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

Navy Federal Credit Union took 1,057 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #27 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.3% of them and denied 17.3% (26.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

1.1kApplicationsin AR
26.4%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$165,000Median loanstate $165,000
$111MVolume65 counties

Navy Federal Credit Union in Arkansas vs the state

17.3%Denial rate-0.88 pts vs state
26.4%Decision denial rate+3.24 pts vs state
47.3%Origination rate-9.53 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.10Rate spread (pts)-0.44 pts vs state
$107kMedian applicant income
500Loans originated
183Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202391841128.0%6.63%#24
20241,04947422.1%6.50%#28
20251,05750017.3%6.50%#27

What Navy Federal Credit Union lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 464 44% · 7.3% denied
Refinance 68 6% · 7.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 121 11% · 20.7% denied
Home improvement 176 17% · 26.7% denied
Other / HELOC 228 22% · 31.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 702 66% · 21.7% denied
VA 355 34% · 8.7% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Credit history 64 35%
Debt-to-income ratio 55 30%
Other 30 16%
Collateral 22 12%
Unverifiable information 6 3%
Insufficient cash 2 1%
Employment history 2 1%
Incomplete application 2 1%

Where in Arkansas

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pulaski County 1938234 17.6%
Benton County 1789921 11.8%
Washington County 74427 9.5%
Saline County 642411 17.2%
Lonoke County 603312 20.0%
Faulkner County 522213 25.0%
Garland County 33146 18.2%
Sebastian County 30137 23.3%
Crawford County 26182 7.7%
White County 25107 28.0%

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: 1,057 applications in 2025, of which 500 were originated and 183 denied.

17.3% of all applications, or 26.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Navy Federal Credit Union originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Navy 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