Citizens 1st Bank · Texas · 2025

Citizens 1st Bank in Texas: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Citizens 1st Bank took 98 mortgage applications in Texas in 2025, ranking #556 of 1,568 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.4% of them and denied 8.2% (10.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.4%.

98Applicationsin TX
10.1%Decision denial ratestate 24.9%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$160,000Median loanstate $245,000
$40MVolume17 counties

Citizens 1st Bank in Texas vs the state

8.2%Denial rate-11.27 pts vs state
10.1%Decision denial rate-14.77 pts vs state
67.4%Origination rate+12.47 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$124kMedian applicant income
66Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in Texas

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231166912.1%#527
2024120808.3%#519
202598668.2%#556

What Citizens 1st Bank lends in Texas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 62 63% · 4.8% denied
Refinance 12 12% · 8.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 4% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 14 14% · 21.4% denied
Other / HELOC 6 6% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 98 100% · 8.2% denied

Where in Texas

Counties with the most Citizens 1st Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Smith County 45303 6.7%
Nacogdoches County 27153 11.1%
Cherokee County 770 0.0%
Harris County 430 0.0%
Dallas County 321 33.3%
Montgomery County 101 100.0%
Brazos County 110 0.0%
Walker County 100 0.0%
Wood County 110 0.0%
Bexar County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Texas

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 56,49111.0%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 45,65822.4%6.63%
21st MortgageF 37,96145.9%9.94%
Dhi Mortgage CompanyB 26,34813.5%4.50%
Lennar MortgageA 21,95920.5%4.50%
Bank of AmericaF 18,00843.0%6.24%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 16,2609.8%6.45%
CMG MortgageA 15,9783.9%6.50%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 15,68344.7%10.50%
Triad Financial ServicesD 15,15850.0%9.35%

Frequently asked questions

Texas: 98 applications in 2025, of which 66 were originated and 8 denied.

8.2% of all applications, or 10.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Texas statewide average across all lenders was 19.4%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Citizens 1st Bank's own HMDA filing for properties located in Texas, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology