Citizens Bank · Arizona · 2025

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

Citizens Bank took 46 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #323 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.0% of them and denied 19.6% (28.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

46Applicationsin AZ
28.1%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$305,000Median loanstate $275,000
$14MVolume6 counties

Citizens Bank in Arizona vs the state

19.6%Denial rate+3.34 pts vs state
28.1%Decision denial rate+7.72 pts vs state
50.0%Origination rate-9.48 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.15Rate spread (pts)-0.07 pts vs state
$155kMedian applicant income
23Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023693429.0%6.81%#270
2024341826.5%6.69%#345
2025462319.6%6.50%#323

What Citizens Bank lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 16 35% · 6.3% denied
Refinance 9 20% · 22.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 13% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 5 11% · 40.0% denied
Other / HELOC 10 22% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 45 98% · 20.0% denied
VA 1 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Other 6 67%
Credit history 3 33%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most Citizens Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 31175 16.1%
Pima County 933 33.3%
Yavapai County 220 0.0%
Pinal County 210 0.0%
Mohave County 101 100.0%
Cochise County 100 0.0%

Other large lenders in Arizona

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 25,38310.2%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 17,94715.6%6.75%
Desert Financial Credit UnionB 16,97024.3%6.49%
Crosscountry MortgageB 7,5703.8%6.58%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 6,7295.6%6.63%
Bank of AmericaF 6,22932.2%6.24%
Loandepot.ComD 6,18016.1%5.99%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 5,83811.7%6.62%
Nova Financial & InvestmentC 5,38016.2%6.49%
Freedom MortgageB 4,9917.0%6.00%

Frequently asked questions

Arizona: 46 applications in 2025, of which 23 were originated and 9 denied.

19.6% of all applications, or 28.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

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

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