Pentagon Federal Credit Union · Arkansas · 2025

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

Pentagon Federal Credit Union took 107 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #146 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 43.0% of them and denied 40.2% (47.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

107Applicationsin AR
47.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$175,000Median loanstate $165,000
$10MVolume27 counties

Pentagon Federal Credit Union in Arkansas vs the state

40.2%Denial rate+22.00 pts vs state
47.8%Decision denial rate+24.65 pts vs state
43.0%Origination rate-13.84 pts vs state
7.13%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.13 pts vs state
$119kMedian applicant income
46Loans originated
43Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232159134.0%6.38%#97
20241626935.8%6.88%#113
20251074640.2%7.13%#146

What Pentagon Federal Credit Union lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 38 36% · 26.3% denied
Refinance 22 21% · 27.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 9% · 70.0% denied
Home improvement 24 22% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 13 12% · 61.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 78 73% · 42.3% denied
FHA 10 9% · 50.0% denied
VA 19 18% · 26.3% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Other 14 33%
Credit history 13 30%
Debt-to-income ratio 8 19%
Collateral 6 14%
Employment history 1 2%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in Arkansas

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Benton County 281014 50.0%
Pulaski County 1585 33.3%
Washington County 1235 41.7%
Saline County 770 0.0%
Sebastian County 521 20.0%
Lonoke County 421 25.0%
Garland County 412 50.0%
Jefferson County 311 33.3%
Hempstead County 301 33.3%
Faulkner County 311 33.3%

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: 107 applications in 2025, of which 46 were originated and 43 denied.

40.2% of all applications, or 47.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Pentagon Federal Credit Union originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 7.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Pentagon 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