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Better Mortgage Corporation in Arkansas

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

LEI 549300XY701IELCE5Q08
Reporting agency Department of Housing and Urban Development
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, Better Mortgage Corporation reported 156 applications and 48 originations for 2024, $14m in all.

Its denial rate in the state was 33.8%, above the Arkansas rate of 25.0% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 27.1%.

The median rate spread on its Arkansas originations was -0.0 percentage points (state median 0.4).

Applications in the state were up 28% on 2023.

156applications in AR, 20241.0% of the lender's total
48loans originated$14m
33.8%denial rateAR all lenders 25.0%
-0.0 ppmedian rate spreadAR 0.4 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn ArkansasArkansas, all lendersBetter Mortgage Corporation, all statesUnited States
Denial rate33.8%25.0%27.1%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp-0.00.4-0.00.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more8.1%17.6%8.8%15.6%
Average originated loan$294k$220k$401k$329k
Home purchase share79.2%60.8%76.9%57.0%
FHA-insured share12.5%15.3%7.5%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share0.0%9.5%0.8%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

01793582022: 358 Applications2023: 122 Applications2024: 156 Applications2022: 178 Originations2023: 51 Originations2024: 48 Originations202220232024
Better Mortgage Corporation in Arkansas: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateArkansas, all lenders

0%16.9%33.8%2022: 10% This lender in state2023: 10.3% This lender in state2024: 33.8% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in Arkansas

By purpose

Home purchase 79% (38)Refinancing 10% (5)Cash-out refinancing 8% (4)Other purpose 2% (1)

By type

Conventional 88% (42)FHA 13% (6)

Denial reasons as coded

Debt-to-income ratio44%
Credit history28%
Collateral12%
Other8%
Employment history4%
Credit application incomplete4%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)0%
Unverifiable information0%
Mortgage insurance denied0%

Share of 25 denials in Arkansas by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in Arkansas

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Benton County7224$8.3m22.6%

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did Better Mortgage Corporation originate in Arkansas in 2024?

48 loans totalling $14m, from 156 applications reported for properties in Arkansas.

What is Better Mortgage Corporation's denial rate in Arkansas?

33.8% of decided applications in Arkansas were denied, against 25.0% for all lenders in the state and 27.1% 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 Better Mortgage Corporation lend in most?

By originations: Benton County (24).

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.