Citizens Bank · Nebraska · 2025

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

Citizens Bank took 290 mortgage applications in Nebraska in 2025, ranking #58 of 565 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.8% of them and denied 17.9% (21.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 12.5%.

290Applicationsin NE
21.2%Decision denial ratestate 15.1%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$155,000Median loanstate $185,000
$39MVolume39 counties

Citizens Bank in Nebraska vs the state

17.9%Denial rate+5.40 pts vs state
21.2%Decision denial rate+6.08 pts vs state
64.8%Origination rate-2.45 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)+0.02 pts vs state
$117kMedian applicant income
188Loans originated
52Denied

Trend in Nebraska

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202330120224.6%6.88%#43
202418311721.3%7.13%#72
202529018817.9%6.88%#58

What Citizens Bank lends in Nebraska

By loan purpose

Home purchase 88 30% · 11.4% denied
Refinance 54 19% · 7.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 33 11% · 24.2% denied
Home improvement 54 19% · 20.4% denied
Other / HELOC 61 21% · 31.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 274 94% · 17.9% denied
FHA 13 4% · 23.1% denied
VA 3 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Nebraska applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 27 52%
Collateral 8 15%
Other 6 12%
Incomplete application 6 12%
Credit history 3 6%
Insufficient cash 1 2%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

Where in Nebraska

Counties with the most Citizens Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Douglas County 855616 18.8%
Lancaster County 835418 21.7%
Sarpy County 32232 6.3%
Lincoln County 852 25.0%
Merrick County 742 28.6%
Cass County 631 16.7%
Keith County 531 20.0%
Platte County 531 20.0%
Madison County 520 0.0%
Buffalo County 431 25.0%

Other large lenders in Nebraska

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 3,38417.6%6.75%
Pinnacle BankB 3,3714.3%6.95%
First National Bank of OmahaC 2,90219.6%7.00%
Charter West BankC 2,2586.6%6.50%
U.S. BankD 2,16332.9%6.99%
Veridian Credit UnionB 2,0519.8%6.49%
West Gate BankA 2,0405.0%6.50%
CentrisB 2,00216.3%6.25%
Union Bank and TrustB 1,83510.0%6.50%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,65112.5%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

Nebraska: 290 applications in 2025, of which 188 were originated and 52 denied.

17.9% of all applications, or 21.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Nebraska statewide average across all lenders was 12.5%.

The median rate on loans Citizens Bank originated in Nebraska in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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