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Mortgage lending in Van Buren County

389 mortgages were originated in Van Buren County, Arkansas, in 2025.

30-year fixed, this week

6.71%

Freddie Mac's survey average for the week of September 3, 2026 — a year earlier it was 6.56%, and the past year ranged 5.98–6.71%. The figures below are from 2025 filings and do not move with the market. Rate history

Loans originated
389
Median rate
6.750%
Median lender fees
$4,150

The going rate is the federal "average prime offer rate" for a comparable loan; 0.5 means half a percentage point above it.

Median loan amount
$135,000
Above the going rate (spread over APOR)
0.518
Paid discount points
34.7%
Received lender credits
20.6%
Purchases / refinances
51.4% / 31.4%
Conventional / FHA / VA
72.8% / 12.9% / 11.1%

Figures are medians of loans actually originated in 2025, as reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. They describe what borrowers received, not what you would be offered: HMDA contains no credit scores, so these numbers cannot be read as pricing for any individual. Lender fees are reported for 71% of loans here — see methodology.

Loan limits here in 2026

Conforming limit
$832,750
FHA limit
$541,287
Median home price
$117,000
That home, 20% down
$93,600

A median-priced home with 20% down leaves $739,150 of room under the conforming limit, so the ceiling rarely binds on an ordinary purchase.

Borrow more than $832,750 and the loan becomes jumbo — outside agency rules, priced by each lender on its own terms. How limits work

Median price is HUD's figure for the 2026 limit calculation, not a live market quote.

Statewide, the median was 6.625% on rate and $4,615 on lender fees across 66,490 loans. See all of Arkansas.