Citizens Bank · Alabama · 2025

Citizens Bank in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Citizens Bank took 317 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #117 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.6% of them and denied 29.3% (35.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

317Applicationsin AL
35.0%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
8.15%Median ratestate 6.50%
$105,000Median loanstate $165,000
$28MVolume35 counties

Citizens Bank in Alabama vs the state

29.3%Denial rate+9.49 pts vs state
35.0%Decision denial rate+9.96 pts vs state
53.6%Origination rate-1.76 pts vs state
8.15%Median rate+1.65 pts vs state
0.95Rate spread (pts)+0.66 pts vs state
$112kMedian applicant income
170Loans originated
93Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202379644034.3%7.38%#51
202426613729.7%9.15%#116
202531717029.3%8.15%#117

What Citizens Bank lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 19 6% · 10.5% denied
Refinance 66 21% · 25.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 5% · 26.7% denied
Home improvement 94 30% · 28.7% denied
Other / HELOC 123 39% · 35.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 310 98% · 29.7% denied
FHA 6 2% · 16.7% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Alabama applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 43 46%
Collateral 26 28%
Credit history 12 13%
Other 9 10%
Unverifiable information 2 2%
Incomplete application 1 1%

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most Citizens Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jefferson County 563313 23.2%
Shelby County 412311 26.8%
Madison County 32227 21.9%
Baldwin County 321411 34.4%
Tuscaloosa County 20135 25.0%
Mobile County 1566 40.0%
Cullman County 1155 45.5%
Lee County 953 33.3%
Limestone County 832 25.0%
Marshall County 742 28.6%

Other large lenders in Alabama

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Regions BankC 11,87137.2%4.99%
Rocket MortgageC 9,94120.5%6.63%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 8,46141.4%9.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 7,68912.0%6.13%
21st MortgageF 6,50746.0%9.98%
Mortgage Research CenterC 5,10718.4%6.25%
REDSTONE Federal Credit UnionC 4,54818.9%8.13%
Dhi Mortgage CompanyB 3,90917.5%4.99%
Freedom MortgageB 3,7258.7%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 3,61111.6%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

Alabama: 317 applications in 2025, of which 170 were originated and 93 denied.

29.3% of all applications, or 35.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

The median rate on loans Citizens Bank originated in Alabama in 2025 was 8.15%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

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