Citizens Bank · Vermont · 2025

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

Citizens Bank took 826 mortgage applications in Vermont in 2025, ranking #5 of 320 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.1% of them and denied 38.9% (43.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.8%.

826Applicationsin VT
43.6%Decision denial ratestate 18.1%
7.65%Median ratestate 6.71%
$105,000Median loanstate $205,000
$85MVolume14 counties

Citizens Bank in Vermont vs the state

38.9%Denial rate+24.04 pts vs state
43.6%Decision denial rate+25.48 pts vs state
48.1%Origination rate-16.81 pts vs state
7.65%Median rate+0.95 pts vs state
0.36Rate spread (pts)+0.23 pts vs state
$105kMedian applicant income
397Loans originated
321Denied

Trend in Vermont

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202368033039.0%8.25%#6
202463529540.5%8.90%#7
202582639738.9%7.65%#5

What Citizens Bank lends in Vermont

By loan purpose

Home purchase 80 10% · 28.8% denied
Refinance 205 25% · 31.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 14 2% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 283 34% · 38.2% denied
Other / HELOC 244 30% · 51.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 821 99% · 39.1% denied
FHA 4 0% · 0.0% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Vermont applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 141 44%
Collateral 92 29%
Credit history 61 19%
Other 22 7%
Unverifiable information 3 1%
Employment history 2 1%

Where in Vermont

Counties with the most Citizens Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Chittenden County 20711563 30.4%
Windsor County 1216244 36.4%
Rutland County 1114746 41.4%
Windham County 602529 48.3%
Franklin County 601732 53.3%
Washington County 552722 40.0%
Bennington County 552923 41.8%
Addison County 362012 33.3%
Lamoille County 361518 50.0%
Orange County 321713 40.6%

Other large lenders in Vermont

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Eastrise Federal Credit UnionA 3,5295.1%6.50%
Rocket MortgageC 1,16522.0%6.75%
North CountryC 1,1359.5%7.25%
Vermont Federal Credit UnionA 1,00312.0%6.75%
Emm LoansB 7611.5%6.63%
Mascoma BankB 71716.5%6.75%
Union BankB 6414.5%6.63%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 61730.8%5.99%
Community BankD 60713.3%7.00%
Northeast Home LoanA 5242.1%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Vermont: 826 applications in 2025, of which 397 were originated and 321 denied.

38.9% of all applications, or 43.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Vermont statewide average across all lenders was 14.8%.

The median rate on loans Citizens Bank originated in Vermont in 2025 was 7.65%, against a statewide median of 6.71%.

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