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Washington County, Arkansas

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

FIPS 05143
Households 97,184
Population 266,184

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 9,028 mortgage applications in Washington County, Arkansas, for 2024, and originated 5,718 loans worth $1.8bn.

That is 58.8 originations per 1,000 households, against 49.1 for Arkansas and 48.0 nationally.

The county's denial rate was 17.6%, below the state rate of 25.0%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.3 percentage points and 13.6% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.

69 lenders reached 25 applications in the county; the most active by originations were Arvest Bank (1,246), DHI Mortgage Company, LTD. (307) and Rocket Mortgage (276).

Originations were up 13% on 2023.

9,028applications, 2024
5,718loans originated$1.8bn
17.6%denial rateAR 25.0% · US 24.3%
58.8originations per 1,000 householdsAR 49.1 · US 48.0

Most active lenders

#LenderApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rateMedian spread
1Arvest Bank1,8061,246$409m18.9%—
2DHI Mortgage Company, LTD.460307$93m12.0%—
3Rocket Mortgage337276$65m9.3%—
4Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc.265212$65m0.5%—
5Lendlo Mortgage, LLC254182$41m5.2%—
6Centennial Bank250176$50m9.3%—
7Priority Bank137118$30m0.8%—
8First Security Bank131107$30m8.4%—
9Associated Mortgage Corporation138105$31m0.0%—
10Signature Bank of Arkansas12098$62m1.9%—
11Regions Bank12785$25m16.8%—
12Gateway First Bank11284$24m10.6%—
13First Horizon Bank11881$24m12.8%—
14Arkansas Federal Credit Union12677$9.7m25.2%—
15Generations Bank9175$29m4.4%—
16United Wholesale Mortgage9271$22m9.8%—
17United Federal Credit Union12570$11m37.9%—
18Encore Bank9369$22m9.2%—
19Mortgage Research Center12561$20m23.5%—
20Simmons Bank8360$15m16.7%—
21First National Bank of Fort Smith8755$22m6.6%—
22Gershman Investment Corp.7653$18m13.1%—
23Bank of America NA12450$10m46.9%—
24Pennymac Loan Services LLC9248$10m16.9%—
25The Farmers & Merchants Bank6448$37m10.5%—
26Eagle Bank and Trust Company5348$14m2.0%—
27My Move Mortgage, LLC6447$14m0.0%—
28Legacy National Bank6247$20m0.0%—
29Bokf NA8346$16m29.2%—
30Fairway Independent Mort Corp5946$12m4.1%—
31Geneva Financial LLC6845$10m9.8%—
32Highlands Residential Mortgage, Ltd.5844$12m2.2%—
33Discover Bank18940$2.8m67.5%—
34Freedom Mortgage Corporation8038$8.9m17.6%—
35Nationstar Mortgage5337$5.7m11.9%—
36Luminate Home Loans, Inc.4937$9.4m2.6%—
37Bank Ozk7336$11m40.3%—
38Armstrong Bank4135$8.4m0.0%—
39Us Bank, N.A.7034$9.7m39.3%—
40Navy Federal Credit Union6132$6.7m29.8%—

Lenders with at least 25 applications in the county, by originations; up to 40 shown of 69. Denial rate is denials over decided applications in this county.

Compared with Arkansas and the nation

MeasureThis countyArkansasUnited States
Denial rate17.6%25.0%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.30.40.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more13.6%17.6%15.6%
Average originated loan$319k$220k$329k
Originations per 1,000 households58.849.148.0
Home purchase share of originations62.6%60.8%57.0%
FHA-insured share14.7%15.3%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share6.0%9.5%7.9%

Rate spread distribution

Below 0 pp30.8%
0 to 0.5 pp29.3%
0.5 to 1 pp19%
1 to 1.5 pp7.2%
1.5 to 3 pp6.9%
3 or more pp6.7%

Share of 4,817 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 63% (3,579)Home improvement 9% (513)Refinancing 11% (637)Cash-out refinancing 8% (440)Other purpose 10% (549)

By type

Conventional 78% (4,481)FHA 15% (838)VA 6% (343)USDA 1% (56)

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

05,33510,6702022: 10,670 Applications2023: 8,192 Applications2024: 9,028 Applications2022: 6,807 Originations2023: 5,055 Originations2024: 5,718 Originations202220232024
Applications and originations in Washington County, 2022–2024

This countyArkansas

0%13.3%26.7%2022: 17% This county2023: 20.1% This county2024: 17.6% This county202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Questions and answers

Which lenders are most active in Washington County, AR?

By 2024 originations: Arvest Bank (1,246), DHI Mortgage Company, LTD. (307), Rocket Mortgage (276), Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. (212), Lendlo Mortgage, LLC (182). 69 lenders had at least 25 applications in the county.

What is the mortgage denial rate in Washington County?

17.6% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 25.0% across Arkansas and 24.3% nationally.

How many mortgages were originated in Washington County in 2024?

5,718 loans totalling $1.8bn, from 9,028 applications; 58.8 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 05143; 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.