Mortgage lender · Waxahachie, TX · LEI 549300PV2KIL739QYQ35

Citizens National Bank of Texas review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Citizens National Bank of Texas earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 13.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 35th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

176Applications2025
65.3%Originatedof applications
13.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$91MLoan volume8 states

Citizens National Bank of Texas at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

10.2%Denial rate (all applications)-7.75 pts vs national
13.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-9.35 pts vs national
65.3%Origination rate+7.31 pts vs national
18.8%Withdrawn by applicant
4.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$245,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$120kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

35th13.2% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

14th22.7%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
202317410420.7%25.0%$41M
202415810316.5%19.6%$77M
202517611510.2%13.2%$91M

What Citizens National Bank of Texas lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 87 49% · 5.8% denied
Refinance 18 10% · 5.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 24 14% · 12.5% denied
Home improvement 31 18% · 19.4% denied
Other / HELOC 16 9% · 18.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 176 100% · 10.2% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 2 manufactured homes, 67 investment properties.

Why Citizens National Bank of Texas denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 18 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 7 39%
Collateral 5 28%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 22%
Insufficient cash 2 11%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Citizens National Bank of Texas

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$50k – $100k291233.3%
$100k – $150k221323.5%
$150k – $250k231615.8%
Over $250k29194.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
35–44352031.0%
45–54302211.5%
55–64211121.4%
65–7420118.3%

Where Citizens National Bank of Texas lends

8 states and 38 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Texas1509512.0%#474
California14120.0%#691
Nevada520.0%#372

Frequently asked questions

Citizens National Bank of Texas denied 13.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 35th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Citizens National Bank of Texas gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 38.9% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 49% of its applications were for home purchases, 24% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 27% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Citizens National Bank of Texas. Data sources · Methodology