Clark County

Arkansas · FIPS 05019

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Clark County ranks #1,716 of 3,210, and #32 of 75 in Arkansas.

Mortgage lending activity in Clark County, Arkansas based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this county during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.

Local mortgage market. Clark County, Arkansas saw 714 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 306 of those loans and denied 188, producing a denial rate of 26.3% and an approval (origination) rate of 42.9%. The average loan amount was $137,479 at an average note rate of 7.28%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $35K. 76 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 3.9x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 3.9 times their annual income. That ratio is a rough affordability signal: higher multiples imply tighter monthly budgets and greater exposure to rate or income shocks. See our methodology for how to read the denial rate against a local applicant pool. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.

714
Applications
306
Originated
26.3%
Denial Rate
$137,479
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Clark County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
14.4%
Top-3 share
36.3%
Book band
Balanced book

In Clark County, lead originator Southern Bancorp Bank funded 14.4% of 306 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. counties (~10.9-16.7% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 36.3% of the book; a local credit union or regional bank still sits beside the national wholesalers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Clark County's 714 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Clark County's $137,479 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Clark County

Southern Bancorp Bank funded 44 of the 306 loans originated in Clark County, 14.4% of the county. 76 lenders reported activity here.

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. County FIPS codes per U.S. Census Bureau standards.

Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for Clark County borrowers.

Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Clark County page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.