First Financial Bank AR & MS Mortgage Interest Rate and Cost Review

Is First Financial Bank AR & MS a cheap or expensive mortgage lender? To help you shop for a mortgage, we compare the interest rates and closing costs charged by First Financial Bank AR & MS to those of other lenders for a comparable set of borrowers. Here is our review of First Financial Bank AR & MS nationally:

Review ItemFirst Financial Bank AR & MS
Interest Ratesimilar to other lenders (-0.05%)
Loan Related Closing Costssimilar to other lenders (+$61)
National Rate and Closing Cost Star Rating(3.5)

On average, First Financial Bank AR & MS’s interest rates were similar to those of other lenders (-0.05%). Its loan related closing costs were also similar to those of other lenders, with a difference of +$61. Overall, combining interest rates and closing costs we estimate that First Financial Bank AR & MS tends to be an average cost lender, and give it a National Rate and Closing Costs Rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars.

We maintain our independence by not accepting any money from the mortgage lenders we review. To visit First Financial Bank AR & MS, check out its website at: https://www.ffb1.com.

First Financial Bank AR & MS’s Rate Review by City

Mortgage lenders often set different rates in different geographical markets. For our list of the top mortgage lenders by city, click here. In particular, among the cities we track First Financial Bank AR & MS was most active in:

  1. Jonesboro, AR
  2. Fort Smith, AR
  3. Fayetteville, AR
  4. Little Rock, AR
  5. Meridian, MS

First Financial Bank AR & MS’s Rate Review by Mortgage Type

Mortgage lenders also tend to charge different interest rates and closing costs depending on the type of mortgage. In our data, First Financial Bank AR & MS originated Conforming, FHA, USDA and VA mortgages for new home purchases. It also originated Conforming, FHA and VA mortgages for refinances. Its average interest rate and total loan related closing cost difference relative to other lenders for comparable borrowers by mortgages type is as follows.

Purchase/Refinance:
New Purchase MortgagesConformingFHAUSDAVA
Interest Rate Difference-0.06%-0.06%-0.05%-0.01%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference+$100+$118+$111-$6
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.06%-0.04%-0.04%-0.01%
National Star Rating(4)(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)
Refinance MortgagesConformingFHAVA
Interest Rate Difference-0.01%-0.01%-0.04%
Loan Related Closing Cost Difference-$126-$1-$101
Cost Adjusted Rate Difference-0.02%-0.01%-0.04%
Average Star Rating(3.5)(3.5)(3.5)

As a summary, First Financial Bank AR & MS is cheap for Conforming purchase mortgages. It is similar to other lenders for FHA, USDA and VA purchase mortgages. For refinancing mortgages, First Financial Bank AR & MS is similar to other lenders for Conforming, FHA and VA mortgage refinance. Nevertheless, individual circumstances can matter a lot for mortgage rates, and we always recommend shopping among several of our top mortgage lenders in your area before signing.

Other information about First Financial Bank AR & MS:

Registered name: First Financial Bank
Registered city and state: EL DORADO, AR, 71730
Regulator: Federal Reserve System (FRS)
Top holder: FIRST FINANCIAL BANC CORPORATION

* Source of the data is Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and is for mortgages originated in the past year. Our comparable mortgages analysis controls for First Financial Bank AR & MS’s distribution of loan term (e.g. 30 year vs 15 year), loan-to-value (LTV), debt-to-income (DTI), loan amount, loan program (e.g. Conforming/FHA), loan purpose (e.g. purchase/refinance), and commuting zone. Cost adjusted rates were computed based on each percent of the loan amount in above average loan related closing costs being worth +0.15 of a percentage point in interest rate. Furthermore, the amounts are regularized using a Bayesian approach to control for small samples.