Citizens Bank · Virginia · 2025

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

Citizens Bank took 1,634 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #52 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.8% of them and denied 24.4% (27.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

1.6kApplicationsin VA
27.9%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
7.65%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $255,000
$354MVolume107 counties

Citizens Bank in Virginia vs the state

24.4%Denial rate+8.48 pts vs state
27.9%Decision denial rate+7.67 pts vs state
60.8%Origination rate+1.31 pts vs state
7.65%Median rate+1.03 pts vs state
0.41Rate spread (pts)+0.19 pts vs state
$162kMedian applicant income
994Loans originated
399Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,3971,30034.8%7.75%#27
20241,55989327.7%8.90%#51
20251,63499424.4%7.65%#52

What Citizens Bank lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 379 23% · 11.6% denied
Refinance 373 23% · 22.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 43 3% · 11.6% denied
Home improvement 418 26% · 26.6% denied
Other / HELOC 421 26% · 36.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,599 98% · 24.6% denied
FHA 17 1% · 23.5% denied
VA 18 1% · 11.1% denied

Why it denied Virginia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 229 57%
Collateral 80 20%
Credit history 43 11%
Other 34 9%
Unverifiable information 8 2%
Incomplete application 2 1%
Employment history 2 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in Virginia

Counties with the most Citizens Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fairfax County 45830588 19.2%
Loudoun County 17610935 19.9%
Prince William County 1317042 32.1%
Arlington County 704613 18.6%
Chesterfield County 704615 21.4%
Henrico County 503114 28.0%
Alexandria city 49359 18.4%
Virginia Beach city 432215 34.9%
Spotsylvania County 291412 41.4%
Richmond city 271410 37.0%

Other large lenders in Virginia

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 19,39519.3%7.75%
Rocket MortgageC 19,27414.8%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 13,99410.4%6.12%
Truist BankC 11,83831.6%6.49%
Mortgage Research CenterC 9,00016.7%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 8,33410.7%6.38%
Freedom MortgageB 8,0296.5%6.25%
Bank of AmericaF 6,58431.9%6.24%
NewrezD 6,39016.4%6.38%
Movement MortgageA 6,1264.3%6.56%

Frequently asked questions

Virginia: 1,634 applications in 2025, of which 994 were originated and 399 denied.

24.4% of all applications, or 27.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

The median rate on loans Citizens Bank originated in Virginia in 2025 was 7.65%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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