Planet Home Lending · Arkansas · 2025

Planet Home Lending in Arkansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Planet Home Lending took 191 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #114 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.3% of them and denied 20.9% (21.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

191Applicationsin AR
21.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $165,000
$31MVolume42 counties

Planet Home Lending in Arkansas vs the state

20.9%Denial rate+2.75 pts vs state
21.9%Decision denial rate-1.27 pts vs state
73.3%Origination rate+16.47 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.39 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
140Loans originated
40Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023644523.4%6.25%#179
202414611023.3%6.25%#121
202519114020.9%5.99%#114

What Planet Home Lending lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 47 25% · 17.0% denied
Refinance 101 53% · 15.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 28 15% · 35.7% denied
Home improvement 3 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 12 6% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 45 24% · 31.1% denied
FHA 82 43% · 18.3% denied
VA 59 31% · 18.6% denied
USDA / RHS 5 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Incomplete application 28 70%
Credit history 4 10%
Collateral 4 10%
Insufficient cash 2 5%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 3%
Other 1 3%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Planet Home Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pulaski County 34285 14.7%
Benton County 22146 27.3%
Pope County 18171 5.6%
Faulkner County 12110 0.0%
Saline County 1073 30.0%
Lonoke County 770 0.0%
Sebastian County 732 28.6%
Washington County 752 28.6%
White County 523 60.0%
Yell County 523 60.0%

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: 191 applications in 2025, of which 140 were originated and 40 denied.

20.9% of all applications, or 21.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Planet Home Lending originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Planet Home Lending'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