Citibank · Hawaii · 2025

Citibank in Hawaii: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Citibank took 51 mortgage applications in Hawaii in 2025, ranking #87 of 321 lenders active in the state. It originated 31.4% of them and denied 21.6% (39.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.8%.

51Applicationsin HI
39.3%Decision denial ratestate 27.3%
5.56%Median ratestate 6.15%
$685,000Median loanstate $405,000
$31MVolume4 counties

Citibank in Hawaii vs the state

21.6%Denial rate-0.26 pts vs state
39.3%Decision denial rate+11.98 pts vs state
31.4%Origination rate-24.00 pts vs state
5.56%Median rate-0.59 pts vs state
-0.32Rate spread (pts)-0.07 pts vs state
$376kMedian applicant income
16Loans originated
11Denied

Trend in Hawaii

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202333183.0%5.44%#87
2024532813.2%6.13%#73
2025511621.6%5.56%#87

What Citibank lends in Hawaii

By loan purpose

Home purchase 18 35% · 27.8% denied
Refinance 9 18% · 11.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 8% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 9 18% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 11 22% · 9.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 51 100% · 21.6% denied

Why it denied Hawaii applicants

Collateral 4 36%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 36%
Credit history 2 18%
Other 1 9%

Where in Hawaii

Counties with the most Citibank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Honolulu County 1662 12.5%
Hawaii County 1453 21.4%
Maui County 1242 16.7%
Kauai County 914 44.4%

Other large lenders in Hawaii

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Bank of HawaiiC 3,67927.8%6.00%
First Hawaiian BankB 2,74019.4%5.87%
American Savings BankC 2,47934.5%5.65%
Hawaiiusa Federal Credit UnionC 1,83338.1%5.65%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 1,71011.1%6.13%
Rocket MortgageC 1,63722.4%6.63%
Central Pacific BankC 1,51933.6%6.13%
Hawaii State Federal Credit UnionC 1,41830.0%5.90%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 98530.2%8.10%
Freedom MortgageB 92410.8%5.75%

Frequently asked questions

Hawaii: 51 applications in 2025, of which 16 were originated and 11 denied.

21.6% of all applications, or 39.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Hawaii statewide average across all lenders was 21.8%.

The median rate on loans Citibank originated in Hawaii in 2025 was 5.56%, against a statewide median of 6.15%.

About this data. Figures are Citibank's own HMDA filing for properties located in Hawaii, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology