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Lee County, Arkansas
Mortgage lending record for properties in the county, calendar year 2024.
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 99 mortgage applications in Lee County, Arkansas, for 2024, and originated 38 loans worth $3.8m.
That is 14.1 originations per 1,000 households, against 49.1 for Arkansas and 48.0 nationally.
The county's denial rate was 36.8%, above the state rate of 25.0%.
Originations were down 31% on 2023.
Most active lenders
No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.
Compared with Arkansas and the nation
| Measure | This county | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 36.8% | 25.0% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | — | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | — | 17.6% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $99k | $220k | $329k |
| Originations per 1,000 households | 14.1 | 49.1 | 48.0 |
| Home purchase share of originations | 50.0% | 60.8% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 18.4% | 15.3% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 7.9% | 9.5% | 7.9% |
Rate spread distribution
Withheld: fewer than 25 applications.
Loan purpose and loan type
By purpose
Home purchase 50% (19)Home improvement 8% (3)Refinancing 29% (11)Cash-out refinancing 11% (4)Other purpose 3% (1)
By type
Conventional 74% (28)FHA 18% (7)VA 8% (3)
Trend by year
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Questions and answers
Which lenders are most active in Lee County, AR?
No lender reaches 25 applications in the county.
What is the mortgage denial rate in Lee County?
36.8% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 25.0% across Arkansas and 24.3% nationally.
How many mortgages were originated in Lee County in 2024?
38 loans totalling $3.8m, from 99 applications; 14.1 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 05077; 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.