The Central Trust Bank · Arkansas · 2025

The Central Trust Bank in Arkansas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Central Trust Bank took 185 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #118 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.2% of them and denied 4.3% (7.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

185Applicationsin AR
7.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$295,000Median loanstate $165,000
$37MVolume15 counties

The Central Trust Bank in Arkansas vs the state

4.3%Denial rate-13.87 pts vs state
7.0%Decision denial rate-16.11 pts vs state
56.2%Origination rate-0.61 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.32Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$118kMedian applicant income
104Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232171392.8%6.99%#93
20242091214.3%6.75%#97
20251851044.3%6.50%#118

What The Central Trust Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 137 74% · 2.9% denied
Refinance 26 14% · 7.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 5% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 3 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 10 5% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 128 69% · 4.7% denied
FHA 49 26% · 4.1% denied
VA 8 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 38%
Other 2 25%
Employment history 1 13%
Insufficient cash 1 13%
Credit history 1 13%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most The Central Trust Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Benton County 123693 2.4%
Washington County 35173 8.6%
Boone County 1171 9.1%
Marion County 330 0.0%
Baxter County 210 0.0%
Crawford County 220 0.0%
Carroll County 110 0.0%
Sebastian County 110 0.0%
Franklin County 110 0.0%
Garland County 110 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: 185 applications in 2025, of which 104 were originated and 8 denied.

4.3% of all applications, or 7.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans The Central Trust Bank originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are The Central Trust Bank'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