Citizens First Bank · Wisconsin · 2025

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

Citizens First Bank took 177 mortgage applications in Wisconsin in 2025, ranking #177 of 938 lenders active in the state. It originated 85.9% of them and denied 3.4% (3.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 14.0%.

177Applicationsin WI
3.6%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$225,000Median loanstate $165,000
$40MVolume17 counties

Citizens First Bank in Wisconsin vs the state

3.4%Denial rate-10.62 pts vs state
3.6%Decision denial rate-12.75 pts vs state
85.9%Origination rate+17.73 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$106kMedian applicant income
152Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Wisconsin

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231591383.1%#160
20241581433.2%#163
20251771523.4%#177

What Citizens First Bank lends in Wisconsin

By loan purpose

Home purchase 122 69% · 2.5% denied
Refinance 36 20% · 8.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 17 10% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 2 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 156 88% · 2.6% denied
VA 20 11% · 5.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 100.0% denied

Where in Wisconsin

Counties with the most Citizens First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Monroe County 67622 3.0%
Vernon County 53461 1.9%
La Crosse County 20140 0.0%
Trempealeau County 11101 9.1%
Crawford County 641 16.7%
Richland County 541 20.0%
Sawyer County 320 0.0%
Washington County 220 0.0%
Jackson County 220 0.0%
Buffalo County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Wisconsin

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Summit Credit UnionA 15,48313.8%6.75%
University of Wisconsin Credit UnionA 11,78113.8%6.50%
Landmark Credit UnionA 9,39317.7%6.50%
Rocket MortgageC 7,81918.0%6.63%
Associated BankB 7,45123.7%6.88%
BMO BankF 5,20225.3%8.23%
Educators Credit UnionB 4,93024.3%6.95%
U.S. BankD 4,71026.0%6.88%
Covantage Credit UnionB 4,5817.7%6.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 4,42111.8%6.38%

Frequently asked questions

Wisconsin: 177 applications in 2025, of which 152 were originated and 6 denied.

3.4% of all applications, or 3.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Wisconsin statewide average across all lenders was 14.0%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

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