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Cotton Belt Federal Credit Union in Arkansas

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

LEI 549300UYF8OQLB7L7745
Reporting agency National Credit Union Administration
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, Cotton Belt Federal Credit Union reported 109 applications and 73 originations for 2024, $9.5m in all.

Its denial rate in the state was 17.6%, below the Arkansas rate of 25.0% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 17.6%.

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

Applications in the state were up 35% on 2023.

109applications in AR, 2024100.0% of the lender's total
73loans originated$9.5m
17.6%denial rateAR all lenders 25.0%
0.4 ppmedian rate spreadAR 0.4 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn ArkansasArkansas, all lendersCotton Belt Federal Credit Union, all statesUnited States
Denial rate17.6%25.0%17.6%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.40.40.40.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more22.7%17.6%22.7%15.6%
Average originated loan$130k$220k$130k$329k
Home purchase share35.6%60.8%35.6%57.0%
FHA-insured share0.0%15.3%0.0%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share11.0%9.5%11.0%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

054.51092022: 84 Applications2023: 81 Applications2024: 109 Applications2022: 67 Originations2023: 75 Originations2024: 73 Originations202220232024
Cotton Belt Federal Credit Union in Arkansas: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateArkansas, all lenders

0%13.3%26.7%2022: 6.9% This lender in state2023: 2.6% This lender in state2024: 17.6% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in Arkansas

By purpose

Home purchase 36% (26)Home improvement 15% (11)Refinancing 17% (12)Cash-out refinancing 26% (19)Other purpose 6% (4)

By type

Conventional 89% (65)VA 11% (8)

Denial reasons as coded

Withheld: fewer than 25 denials in the state.

Counties in Arkansas

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Jefferson County7350$5.4m19.0%

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did Cotton Belt Federal Credit Union originate in Arkansas in 2024?

73 loans totalling $9.5m, from 109 applications reported for properties in Arkansas.

What is Cotton Belt Federal Credit Union's denial rate in Arkansas?

17.6% of decided applications in Arkansas were denied, against 25.0% for all lenders in the state and 17.6% 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 Cotton Belt Federal Credit Union lend in most?

By originations: Jefferson County (50).

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.