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Simmons Bank in Arkansas
HMDA record for properties in Arkansas, calendar year 2024. National record · Arkansas overview
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.
Simmons Bank's 2024 HMDA record for Arkansas covers 1,756 applications, 1,116 of them originated, worth $195m.
Its denial rate in the state was 23.1%, close to the Arkansas rate of 25.0% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 27.5%.
The median rate spread on its Arkansas originations was 0.4 percentage points (state median 0.4).
Applications in the state were down 6% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Arkansas | Arkansas, all lenders | Simmons Bank, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 23.1% | 25.0% | 27.5% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 8.6% | 17.6% | 11.9% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $174k | $220k | $246k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 63.4% | 60.8% | 54.6% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 10.5% | 15.3% | 8.4% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 1.5% | 9.5% | 1.1% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateArkansas, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in Arkansas
By purpose
Home purchase 63% (707)Home improvement 15% (168)Refinancing 13% (141)Cash-out refinancing 2% (21)Other purpose 7% (79)
By type
Conventional 86% (956)FHA 10% (117)VA 2% (17)USDA 2% (26)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 339 denials in Arkansas by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in Arkansas
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County | 314 | 193 | $32m | 24.2% |
| Benton County | 169 | 113 | $28m | 17.9% |
| Craighead County | 135 | 99 | $12m | 20.0% |
| White County | 131 | 93 | $16m | 12.3% |
| Faulkner County | 102 | 75 | $19m | 17.4% |
| Jefferson County | 110 | 68 | $6.3m | 24.2% |
| Washington County | 83 | 60 | $15m | 16.7% |
| Saline County | 64 | 36 | $5.6m | 30.9% |
| Union County | 64 | 35 | $4.6m | 30.0% |
| Pope County | 53 | 34 | $4.6m | 20.5% |
| Sebastian County | 47 | 33 | $5.0m | 12.8% |
| Greene County | 46 | 33 | $6.6m | 17.5% |
| Garland County | 47 | 28 | $6.1m | 23.7% |
| Lonoke County | 43 | 28 | $5.3m | 20.0% |
| Franklin County | 32 | 18 | $1.5m | 30.8% |
| Van Buren County | 27 | 14 | $1.2m | 44.0% |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Simmons Bank originate in Arkansas in 2024?
1,116 loans totalling $195m, from 1,756 applications reported for properties in Arkansas.
What is Simmons Bank's denial rate in Arkansas?
23.1% of decided applications in Arkansas were denied, against 25.0% for all lenders in the state and 27.5% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.
Which Arkansas counties does Simmons Bank lend in most?
By originations: Pulaski County (193), Benton County (113), Craighead County (99), White County (93), Faulkner County (75).
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Provenance
Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in Arkansas. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.