Citizens Equity First · Florida · 2025

Citizens Equity First in Florida: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Citizens Equity First took 51 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #595 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.8% of them and denied 5.9% (7.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

51Applicationsin FL
7.9%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$165,000Median loanstate $255,000
$6.0MVolume24 counties

Citizens Equity First in Florida vs the state

5.9%Denial rate-15.18 pts vs state
7.9%Decision denial rate-19.35 pts vs state
60.8%Origination rate+8.09 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
-0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.47 pts vs state
$145kMedian applicant income
31Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202374456.8%6.75%#546
202460358.3%6.63%#567
202551315.9%6.75%#595

What Citizens Equity First lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 19 37% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 7 14% · 14.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 10% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 8 16% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 12 24% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 51 100% · 5.9% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 67%
Credit history 1 33%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Citizens Equity First applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lee County 750 0.0%
Marion County 540 0.0%
Broward County 420 0.0%
St. Johns County 301 33.3%
Palm Beach County 302 66.7%
Manatee County 320 0.0%
Lake County 220 0.0%
St. Lucie County 210 0.0%
Santa Rosa County 220 0.0%
Indian River County 220 0.0%

Other large lenders in Florida

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 71,40515.3%6.44%
Rocket MortgageC 46,61121.0%6.63%
Bank of AmericaF 23,63437.7%6.24%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 19,51614.1%6.50%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 19,45223.2%7.59%
Crosscountry MortgageB 19,1035.2%6.75%
NewrezD 17,51922.4%6.75%
Dhi Mortgage CompanyB 16,66114.5%4.88%
Lennar MortgageA 14,98421.0%4.75%
Truist BankC 14,14041.5%6.60%

Frequently asked questions

Florida: 51 applications in 2025, of which 31 were originated and 3 denied.

5.9% of all applications, or 7.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Citizens Equity First originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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