The Federal Savings Bank · Arkansas · 2025

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

The Federal Savings Bank took 230 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #100 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 35.2% of them and denied 10.0% (22.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

230Applicationsin AR
22.1%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$235,000Median loanstate $165,000
$24MVolume44 counties

The Federal Savings Bank in Arkansas vs the state

10.0%Denial rate-8.19 pts vs state
22.1%Decision denial rate-1.01 pts vs state
35.2%Origination rate-21.61 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.27Rate spread (pts)-0.07 pts vs state
$76kMedian applicant income
81Loans originated
23Denied

Trend in Arkansas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023244818.2%6.25%#81
2024197679.6%6.50%#104
20252308110.0%6.25%#100

What The Federal Savings Bank lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 12 5% · 8.3% denied
Refinance 23 10% · 4.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 185 80% · 11.4% denied
Home improvement 2 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 8 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 17 7% · 5.9% denied
FHA 30 13% · 3.3% denied
VA 183 80% · 11.5% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Incomplete application 7 30%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 26%
Collateral 5 22%
Credit history 3 13%
Other 1 4%
Unverifiable information 1 4%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most The Federal Savings Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Pulaski County 29102 6.9%
Washington County 1872 11.1%
Benton County 1851 5.6%
Faulkner County 1663 18.8%
Saline County 1261 8.3%
Lonoke County 1050 0.0%
Craighead County 840 0.0%
Baxter County 840 0.0%
Garland County 831 12.5%
White County 822 25.0%

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: 230 applications in 2025, of which 81 were originated and 23 denied.

10.0% of all applications, or 22.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans The Federal Savings Bank originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are The Federal Savings 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