NFM · Arkansas · 2025

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

NFM took 84 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #165 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.8% of them and denied 3.6% (4.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

84Applicationsin AR
4.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$175,000Median loanstate $165,000
$12MVolume16 counties

NFM in Arkansas vs the state

3.6%Denial rate-14.62 pts vs state
4.6%Decision denial rate-18.58 pts vs state
73.8%Origination rate+16.98 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.91Rate spread (pts)+0.57 pts vs state
$79kMedian applicant income
62Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202387542.3%6.69%#154
202476512.6%6.75%#166
202584623.6%6.88%#165

What NFM lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 54 64% · 3.7% denied
Refinance 4 5% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 17% · 7.1% denied
Other / HELOC 12 14% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 37 44% · 2.7% denied
FHA 38 45% · 5.3% denied
VA 6 7% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 3 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 67%
Credit history 1 33%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most NFM applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pulaski County 48362 4.2%
Saline County 981 11.1%
Garland County 960 0.0%
Benton County 320 0.0%
Faulkner County 330 0.0%
Hempstead County 200 0.0%
Crawford County 110 0.0%
Phillips County 110 0.0%
Hot Spring County 100 0.0%
Union County 100 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: 84 applications in 2025, of which 62 were originated and 3 denied.

3.6% of all applications, or 4.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans NFM originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are NFM'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