Citizens First Bank · Florida · 2025

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

Citizens First Bank took 2,933 mortgage applications in Florida in 2025, ranking #70 of 1,993 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.3% of them and denied 5.4% (6.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.1%.

2.9kApplicationsin FL
6.5%Decision denial ratestate 27.2%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $255,000
$629MVolume8 counties

Citizens First Bank in Florida vs the state

5.4%Denial rate-15.64 pts vs state
6.5%Decision denial rate-20.74 pts vs state
77.3%Origination rate+24.60 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.28Rate spread (pts)+0.01 pts vs state
$132kMedian applicant income
2,267Loans originated
159Denied

Trend in Florida

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,0352,3963.8%7.20%#61
20242,8052,2523.7%7.10%#66
20252,9332,2675.4%6.88%#70

What Citizens First Bank lends in Florida

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,322 79% · 1.4% denied
Refinance 90 3% · 5.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 66 2% · 9.1% denied
Home improvement 209 7% · 20.6% denied
Other / HELOC 246 8% · 29.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,933 100% · 5.4% denied

Why it denied Florida applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 108 68%
Credit history 38 24%
Collateral 8 5%
Other 3 2%
Employment history 1 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Florida

Counties with the most Citizens First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sumter County 2,5201,983107 4.2%
Lake County 26819026 9.7%
Marion County 1268421 16.7%
Citrus County 1585 33.3%
Polk County 110 0.0%
Martin County 110 0.0%
Volusia County 100 0.0%
Orange County 100 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: 2,933 applications in 2025, of which 2,267 were originated and 159 denied.

5.4% of all applications, or 6.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Florida statewide average across all lenders was 21.1%.

The median rate on loans Citizens First Bank originated in Florida in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Citizens First Bank'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