Mortgage lending in Arkansas
66,490 mortgages were originated in Arkansas in 2025. Here is what they cost — including the lender fees that never show up in an advertised rate.
30-year fixed, this week
6.58%
Freddie Mac’s survey average for the week of July 23, 2026 — a year earlier it was 6.75%, and the past year ranged 5.98–6.72%. The figures below are from 2025 filings and do not move with the market. Rate history
- Loans originated
- 66,490
- Median rate
- 6.625%
- Median lender fees
- $4,615
- Median loan amount
- $185,000
- Median spread over APOR
- 0.340
- Paid discount points
- 36.1%
- Received lender credits
- 20.1%
- Purchases / refinances
- 58% / 26.5%
- Conventional / FHA / VA
- 70.9% / 15.9% / 10.3%
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 68.8% of loans here — see methodology.
Largest lenders in Arkansas
Ranked by loans originated. The fee column is where lenders differ most — it is the money they charged to make the loan, and it is not part of the interest rate.
Arkansas year by year
The same measures across every year of filings available. Rates follow the market; fees move for their own reasons.
| Year | Loans | Median rate | Median fees | Median loan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 106,550 | 3.000% | $3,133 | $165,000 |
| 2022 | 71,509 | 4.990% | $4,085 | $165,000 |
| 2023 | 54,384 | 6.990% | $4,554 | $165,000 |
| 2024 | 59,195 | 6.875% | $4,577 | $165,000 |
| 2025 | 66,490 | 6.625% | $4,615 | $185,000 |
Counties
40 counties had at least 300 loans in 2025. Smaller counties are left out rather than published from a handful of records.
| County | Loans | Median rate | Median fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton County | 10,606 | 6.625% | $4,353 |
| Pulaski County | 8,510 | 6.625% | $4,486 |
| Washington County | 6,214 | 6.625% | $4,362 |
| Saline County | 3,566 | 6.625% | $4,905 |
| Faulkner County | 3,325 | 6.625% | $4,931 |
| Craighead County | 2,594 | 6.625% | $5,235 |
| Sebastian County | 2,567 | 6.625% | $4,369 |
| Garland County | 2,357 | 6.750% | $4,404 |
| Lonoke County | 2,201 | 6.625% | $5,169 |
| White County | 1,733 | 6.625% | $4,600 |
| Crawford County | 1,339 | 6.625% | $4,918 |
| Pope County | 1,191 | 6.625% | $4,443 |
| Baxter County | 1,107 | 6.750% | $3,569 |
| Greene County | 1,072 | 6.750% | $4,812 |
| Boone County | 944 | 6.625% | $4,592 |
| Jefferson County | 813 | 6.625% | $5,297 |
| Crittenden County | 787 | 6.375% | $6,128 |
| Independence County | 704 | 6.875% | $4,671 |
| Carroll County | 638 | 6.875% | $4,135 |
| Cleburne County | 633 | 6.750% | $4,511 |
| Miller County | 633 | 6.750% | $5,782 |
| Hot Spring County | 597 | 6.750% | $4,175 |
| Mississippi County | 529 | 6.625% | $6,300 |
| Union County | 511 | 6.875% | $4,650 |
| Johnson County | 467 | 6.625% | $4,678 |
| Poinsett County | 429 | 6.750% | $4,768 |
| Grant County | 420 | 6.625% | $5,472 |
| Polk County | 414 | 6.750% | $4,562 |
| Conway County | 405 | 6.750% | $4,795 |
| Sharp County | 398 | 6.625% | $4,225 |
| Van Buren County | 389 | 6.750% | $4,150 |
| Madison County | 388 | 6.750% | $5,049 |
| Franklin County | 365 | 6.625% | $4,740 |
| Marion County | 363 | 6.625% | $3,974 |
| Clark County | 355 | 6.750% | $4,465 |
| Logan County | 339 | 6.625% | $5,094 |
| Ouachita County | 330 | 6.875% | $4,776 |
| Yell County | 324 | 6.875% | $4,236 |
| Cross County | 315 | 6.750% | $4,813 |
| Randolph County | 312 | 6.990% | $3,962 |