Citizens Equity First · Indiana · 2025

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

Citizens Equity First took 38 mortgage applications in Indiana in 2025, ranking #383 of 1,025 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.2% of them and denied 2.6% (3.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.6%.

38Applicationsin IN
3.9%Decision denial ratestate 20.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$170,000Median loanstate $155,000
$6.4MVolume15 counties

Citizens Equity First in Indiana vs the state

2.6%Denial rate-13.94 pts vs state
3.9%Decision denial rate-16.29 pts vs state
63.2%Origination rate+0.91 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.17Rate spread (pts)-0.54 pts vs state
$164kMedian applicant income
24Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Indiana

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023483010.4%7.00%#328
2024443311.4%6.50%#354
202538242.6%6.63%#383

What Citizens Equity First lends in Indiana

By loan purpose

Home purchase 14 37% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 9 24% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 5% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 7 18% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 6 16% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 38 100% · 2.6% denied

Why it denied Indiana applicants

Credit history 1 100%

Where in Indiana

Counties with the most Citizens Equity First applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Tippecanoe County 14120 0.0%
Carroll County 401 25.0%
Lake County 420 0.0%
Hendricks County 220 0.0%
Warrick County 200 0.0%
Boone County 220 0.0%
Clark County 210 0.0%
Marion County 110 0.0%
Morgan County 100 0.0%
Porter County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Indiana

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 13,50318.6%6.75%
Ruoff Mortgage CompanyA 8,8604.0%6.75%
Fifth Third BankD 8,69327.6%7.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 8,65912.2%6.38%
Freedom MortgageB 5,4548.9%6.25%
NewrezD 5,42118.2%6.63%
First Merchants BankC 5,11419.9%6.76%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 4,8137.4%6.75%
Mortgage Research CenterC 4,79119.0%6.25%
PNC BankD 4,72425.1%7.55%

Frequently asked questions

Indiana: 38 applications in 2025, of which 24 were originated and 1 denied.

2.6% of all applications, or 3.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Indiana statewide average across all lenders was 16.6%.

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

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