Citizens Equity First · Missouri · 2025

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

Citizens Equity First took 36 mortgage applications in Missouri in 2025, ranking #378 of 1,023 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.7% of them and denied 2.8% (4.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.1%.

36Applicationsin MO
4.0%Decision denial ratestate 18.7%
6.44%Median ratestate 6.63%
$155,000Median loanstate $175,000
$5.1MVolume17 counties

Citizens Equity First in Missouri vs the state

2.8%Denial rate-12.29 pts vs state
4.0%Decision denial rate-14.70 pts vs state
66.7%Origination rate+4.01 pts vs state
6.44%Median rate-0.19 pts vs state
-0.13Rate spread (pts)-0.48 pts vs state
$144kMedian applicant income
24Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Missouri

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202345314.4%6.50%#337
2024362511.1%6.88%#378
202536242.8%6.44%#378

What Citizens Equity First lends in Missouri

By loan purpose

Home purchase 20 56% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 6 17% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 8 22% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 6% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 36 100% · 2.8% denied

Why it denied Missouri applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in Missouri

Counties with the most Citizens Equity First applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
St. Louis County 961 11.1%
St. Charles County 650 0.0%
Morgan County 330 0.0%
Jefferson County 320 0.0%
Texas County 220 0.0%
Christian County 220 0.0%
Montgomery County 110 0.0%
St. Louis city 100 0.0%
Phelps County 110 0.0%
Lewis County 100 0.0%

Other large lenders in Missouri

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 10,46018.4%6.63%
Flat Branch MortgageA 8,9990.9%6.63%
Guild MortgageA 7,3882.5%6.63%
U.S. BankD 7,19032.8%7.63%
The Central Trust BankC 7,0229.7%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 6,7108.0%6.55%
Communityamerica Credit UnionB 5,84316.8%6.49%
Mortgage Research CenterC 5,73415.6%6.25%
Broker SolutionsD 5,0077.8%6.88%
Commerce BankD 4,90527.2%6.72%

Frequently asked questions

Missouri: 36 applications in 2025, of which 24 were originated and 1 denied.

2.8% of all applications, or 4.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Missouri statewide average across all lenders was 15.1%.

The median rate on loans Citizens Equity First originated in Missouri in 2025 was 6.44%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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