Polaris Home Funding · Arkansas · 2025

Polaris Home Funding in Arkansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Polaris Home Funding took 27 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #258 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 29.6% of them and denied 22.2% (31.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

27Applicationsin AR
31.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$185,000Median loanstate $165,000
$2.1MVolume17 counties

Polaris Home Funding in Arkansas vs the state

22.2%Denial rate+4.03 pts vs state
31.6%Decision denial rate+8.45 pts vs state
29.6%Origination rate-27.20 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.17Rate spread (pts)-0.17 pts vs state
$72kMedian applicant income
8Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023492214.3%6.25%#193
2024452026.7%6.75%#208
202527822.2%6.38%#258

What Polaris Home Funding lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1 4% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 6 22% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 7% · 100.0% denied
Other / HELOC 18 67% · 22.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4 15% · 0.0% denied
FHA 21 78% · 28.6% denied
VA 2 7% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Collateral 4 67%
Other 2 33%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Polaris Home Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Benton County 420 0.0%
Sebastian County 301 33.3%
Faulkner County 301 33.3%
Saline County 220 0.0%
Lonoke County 201 50.0%
Mississippi County 210 0.0%
Washington County 101 100.0%
Clark County 110 0.0%
Hempstead County 100 0.0%
Franklin County 101 100.0%

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: 27 applications in 2025, of which 8 were originated and 6 denied.

22.2% of all applications, or 31.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Polaris Home Funding originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Polaris Home Funding'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