Which lenders close above 50% DTI in Arkansas?
In Arkansas in 2025, lenders decided 289 conventional purchase applications at 50–60% DTI and approved 40% of them, above the national 35% and 13th of 43 states ranked. FHA approved 89%, VA 92%.
approved of 289 decisions.
Arkansas: conventional lenders at 50–60% DTI
| Lender | Decisions | Approved · denied | At ≤43% | Denials citing DTI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvest Bank | 67 | 98% | 85% |
Arkansas: FHA lenders
| Lender | Decisions | Approved · denied | At ≤43% | Denials citing DTI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Branch Mortgage, Inc. | 78 | 100% | 0% | |
| Firsttrust Home Loans | 112 | 99% | 0% | |
| First Community Bank | 50 | 100% | 100% | |
| Fairway Independent Mort Corp | 86 | 97% | 29% | |
| Rocket Mortgage | 84 | 85% | 29% | |
| Arvest Bank | 100 | 92% | 27% | |
| DHI Mortgage Company, Ltd. builder | 85 | 89% | 60% | |
| United Wholesale Mortgage | 53 | 91% | 60% | |
| Centennial Bank | 56 | 88% | 73% | |
| Lennar Mortgage, LLC builder | 50 | 87% | 55% |
Arkansas: VA lenders
| Lender | Decisions | Approved · denied | At ≤43% | Denials citing DTI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortgage Research Center | 203 | 91% | 29% |
Arkansas: how many borrowers are behind on payments?
In December 2025, 2.7% of Arkansas mortgages were 30–89 days late and 1.3% were 90 or more days late, above the U.S. rate of 0.9%. That is the 3rd highest of 51 states and D.C. (a year earlier: 1.0%). Chart Arkansas against any county or metro area →
| Area | 30–89 days | 90+ days | 12-mo change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas (non-metro areas) | 3.0% | 1.5% | +0.3 pts |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 2.8% | 1.4% | +0.5 pts |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 3.5% | 1.4% | +0.3 pts |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 3.5% | 1.2% | ±0.0 pts |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 1.5% | 0.6% | +0.1 pts |
Source: CFPB / FHFA National Mortgage Database, 5% sample. Delinquency is by place, not by lender or loan type. See all states, metro areas and counties.
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Questions
What is the maximum DTI for a conventional loan in Arkansas?
The agency ceiling is 50% through automated underwriting, and lenders enforce it: 95% approval at 46–49% versus 40% at 50–60% in 2025.
Which lenders in Arkansas accept a DTI over 50%?
On conventional loans, mostly credit unions and portfolio lenders; the table on this page ranks them. On FHA, most lenders: 89% of Arkansas FHA files in the band were approved.
Where does this data come from?
CFPB HMDA loan-level data for 2025, filtered to site-built, one-unit, owner-occupied purchase loans in Arkansas, counting originations and denials by lender, program and the DTI band the lender used.
Source and filters
CFPB HMDA Loan/Application Register, activity year 2025, pulled through the HMDA Data Browser API. Home purchase, principal residence, one unit, site-built, first lien; not reverse, business-purpose or open-end. Actions counted: originated and denied. Manufactured-home lending excluded. Lender names are the respondent names in each lender's HMDA institution record; lender type is assigned from the name; the builder tag is applied to mortgage companies owned by home builders.
How to read the columns
Approved is originations divided by originations plus denials among files whose decision used a DTI in the band. 'At ≤43%' is the same lender's rate on ordinary files; a large gap is the signature of a wall. 'Denials citing DTI' is the share of the lender's denials in the band where the ratio was the first reason given.
Corrections
Every number traces to the lender's own filing. If a lender believes a row is wrong, write to us and we will re-run it.
Who said yes above 50% DTI: the 2025 lender sheet
2.9 million purchase decisions from 2,523 lenders, ranked by approval rate at 50–60% DTI. One page per state, conventional / FHA / VA. Nobody else publishes it:
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