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Equity Bank in Arkansas

HMDA record for properties in Arkansas, calendar year 2024. National record · Arkansas overview

LEI 549300TJF420N3F01V87
Reporting agency Federal Reserve System
State Arkansas

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.

In Arkansas, Equity Bank reported 221 applications and 159 originations for 2024, $21m in all.

Its denial rate in the state was 16.2%, below the Arkansas rate of 25.0% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 19.6%.

The median rate spread on its Arkansas originations was -0.2 percentage points (state median 0.4).

Applications in the state were down 20% on 2023.

221applications in AR, 202414.1% of the lender's total
159loans originated$21m
16.2%denial rateAR all lenders 25.0%
-0.2 ppmedian rate spreadAR 0.4 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn ArkansasArkansas, all lendersEquity Bank, all statesUnited States
Denial rate16.2%25.0%19.6%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp-0.20.4-0.40.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more0.0%17.6%0.8%15.6%
Average originated loan$130k$220k$181k$329k
Home purchase share29.6%60.8%35.5%57.0%
FHA-insured share0.6%15.3%2.1%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share0.0%9.5%0.0%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

01863722022: 372 Applications2023: 275 Applications2024: 221 Applications2022: 285 Originations2023: 218 Originations2024: 159 Originations202220232024
Equity Bank in Arkansas: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateArkansas, all lenders

0%13.3%26.7%2022: 12.5% This lender in state2023: 7.6% This lender in state2024: 16.2% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in Arkansas

By purpose

Home purchase 30% (47)Home improvement 14% (22)Refinancing 45% (72)Cash-out refinancing 4% (6)Other purpose 8% (12)

By type

Conventional 95% (151)FHA 1% (1)USDA 4% (7)

Denial reasons as coded

Credit history51.6%
Debt-to-income ratio32.3%
Collateral6.5%
Other6.5%
Credit application incomplete3.2%
Employment history0%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)0%
Unverifiable information0%
Mortgage insurance denied0%

Share of 31 denials in Arkansas by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in Arkansas

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Boone County8864$7.7m13.3%
Carroll County6247$6.4m17.5%
Benton County4325$3.8m24.2%

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did Equity Bank originate in Arkansas in 2024?

159 loans totalling $21m, from 221 applications reported for properties in Arkansas.

What is Equity Bank's denial rate in Arkansas?

16.2% of decided applications in Arkansas were denied, against 25.0% for all lenders in the state and 19.6% 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 Equity Bank lend in most?

By originations: Boone County (64), Carroll County (47), Benton County (25).

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.