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Cleburne County, Arkansas

Mortgage lending record for properties in the county, calendar year 2024.

FIPS 05023
Households 10,522
Population 25,646

HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Lenders reported 1,145 mortgage applications in Cleburne County, Arkansas, for 2024, and originated 596 loans worth $131m.

That is 56.6 originations per 1,000 households, against 49.1 for Arkansas and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 27.9%, above the state rate of 25.0%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.6 percentage points and 23.8% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.

12 lenders reached 25 applications in the county; the most active by originations were Eagle Bank and Trust Company (55), Rocket Mortgage (41) and First Security Bank (39).

Originations were up 12% on 2023.

1,145applications, 2024
596loans originated$131m
27.9%denial rateAR 25.0% · US 24.3%
56.6originations per 1,000 householdsAR 49.1 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

#LenderApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rateMedian spread
1Eagle Bank and Trust Company7555$13m12.7%—
2Rocket Mortgage6741$7.9m25.4%—
3First Security Bank4339$9.4m0.0%—
4Arkansas Federal Credit Union5536$3.7m18.2%—
5First Community Bank3726$5.7m3.7%—
621st Mortgage5016$1.9m56.8%—
7Us Bank, N.A.2916$1.8m——
8Centennial Bank2515$3.4m——
9Mortgage Research Center2910$2.2m——
10Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc579$985k62.1%—
11Triad Financial Services, Inc.413$325k65.0%—
12FirstTrust Home Loans, Inc.261$685k0.0%—

Lenders with at least 25 applications in the county, by originations; up to 40 shown of 12. Denial rate is denials over decided applications in this county.

Compared with Arkansas and the nation

MeasureThis countyArkansasUnited States
Denial rate27.9%25.0%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.60.40.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more23.8%17.6%15.6%
Average originated loan$220k$220k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households56.649.148.0
Home purchase share of originations60.9%60.8%57.0%
FHA-insured share11.6%15.3%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share8.7%9.5%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp20.4%
0 to 0.5 pp27.6%
0.5 to 1 pp15.3%
1 to 1.5 pp12.9%
1.5 to 3 pp14.9%
3 or more pp8.9%

Share of 504 originated loans with a reported rate spread, by spread over the average prime offer rate (outlined bar: Arkansas). Loans at 1.5 points or more on a first lien are what Regulation C calls higher-priced.

Loan purpose and loan type

By purpose

Home purchase 61% (363)Home improvement 5% (31)Refinancing 12% (72)Cash-out refinancing 11% (65)Other purpose 11% (64)

By type

Conventional 77% (459)FHA 12% (69)VA 9% (52)USDA 3% (16)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

06441,2882022: 1,288 Applications2023: 999 Applications2024: 1,145 Applications2022: 706 Originations2023: 533 Originations2024: 596 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Cleburne County, 2022–2024

This countyArkansas

0%13.9%27.9%2022: 25.6% This county2023: 26.5% This county2024: 27.9% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Cleburne County, AR?

By 2024 originations: Eagle Bank and Trust Company (55), Rocket Mortgage (41), First Security Bank (39), Arkansas Federal Credit Union (36), First Community Bank (26). 12 lenders had at least 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Cleburne County?

27.9% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 25.0% across Arkansas and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Cleburne County in 2024?

596 loans totalling $131m, from 1,145 applications; 56.6 originations per 1,000 households.

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), by property county; households from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates.

Provenance

Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records with a property in county FIPS 05023; households and population from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2024 five-year estimates; Vintage 2024 population estimates). Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.