The Citizens Bank · Arkansas · 2025

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

The Citizens Bank took 183 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #120 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.3% of them and denied 12.6% (13.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

183Applicationsin AR
13.4%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
8.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $165,000
$27MVolume27 counties

The Citizens Bank in Arkansas vs the state

12.6%Denial rate-5.62 pts vs state
13.4%Decision denial rate-9.76 pts vs state
80.3%Origination rate+23.50 pts vs state
8.00%Median rate+1.38 pts vs state
2.24Rate spread (pts)+1.90 pts vs state
$88kMedian applicant income
147Loans originated
23Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202318213019.2%8.50%#103
202418213614.3%9.00%#107
202518314712.6%8.00%#120

What The Citizens Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 110 60% · 10.9% denied
Refinance 42 23% · 14.3% denied
Home improvement 18 10% · 5.6% denied
Other / HELOC 13 7% · 30.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 183 100% · 12.6% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Credit history 15 65%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 17%
Insufficient cash 2 9%
Collateral 1 4%
Unverifiable information 1 4%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most The Citizens Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Independence County 715111 15.5%
Pulaski County 32301 3.1%
Garland County 15141 6.7%
Benton County 1072 20.0%
Cleburne County 935 55.6%
Stone County 550 0.0%
Washington County 550 0.0%
Clark County 440 0.0%
Sharp County 430 0.0%
Hot Spring County 330 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: 183 applications in 2025, of which 147 were originated and 23 denied.

12.6% of all applications, or 13.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans The Citizens Bank originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 8.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are The Citizens 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