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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.

Lender Loans Median fees Median rate
Arvest Bank 6,555 $4,001 7.000%
Rocket Mortgage, LLC 4,094 $5,004 6.625%
ARKANSAS Federal Credit Union 2,263 $2,018 7.500%
FIRSTTRUST HOME LOANS, INC. 2,197 $5,540 6.490%
UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC 1,696 $6,398 6.124%
First Security Bank 1,535 $3,294 7.500%
FLAT BRANCH MORTGAGE, INC. 1,481 $4,960 6.490%
First Community Bank 1,415 $5,454 6.990%
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation 1,335 $7,553 6.490%
Centennial Bank 1,278 $5,137 6.625%
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1,236 $3,290 6.250%
Regions Bank 1,129 $2,824 6.125%
Bank OZK 1,001 $3,656 6.500%
Simmons Bank 986 $3,588 6.438%
Eagle Bank and Trust Company 975 $4,677 6.500%
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 947 $4,569 6.375%
Cadence Bank 939 $4,036 7.125%
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 675 $5,309 6.250%
HIGHLANDS RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LTD. 673 $6,101 6.625%
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 638 $5,310 5.500%
21st Mortgage Corporation 631 $6,028 9.690%
First Horizon Bank 628 $3,969 6.500%
U.S. Bank National Association 556 $3,016 7.125%
Southern Bancorp Bank 524 $1,832 7.500%
EUSTIS MORTGAGE CORPORATION 516 $5,693 6.500%

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