Mortgage lender · Crete, NE · LEI 549300OUJRW41FX1L002

City Bank & Trust review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

City Bank & Trust earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 6.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 66th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

248Applications2025
78.6%Originatedof applications
6.2%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$72MLoan volume5 states

City Bank & Trust at a glance, 2025

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

5.2%Denial rate (all applications)-12.74 pts vs national
6.2%Denial rate (decided applications)-16.37 pts vs national
78.6%Origination rate+20.60 pts vs national
14.9%Withdrawn by applicant
0.8%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$225,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$96kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B 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%

66th6.2% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

32nd15.7%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232261863.1%3.6%$48M
202426117216.9%20.4%$38M
20252481955.2%6.2%$72M

What City Bank & Trust 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 164 66% · 1.8% denied
Refinance 38 15% · 10.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 39 16% · 15.4% denied
Home improvement 5 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 208 84% · 3.9% denied
FHA 21 8% · 14.3% denied
VA 11 4% · 9.1% denied
USDA / RHS 8 3% · 12.5% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 29 investment properties.

Who gets approved at City Bank & Trust

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k201511.8%
$50k – $100k99816.9%
$100k – $150k58432.3%
$150k – $250k39296.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2527244.0%
25–3465525.5%
35–4455456.3%
45–5451389.3%

Where City Bank & Trust lends

5 states and 26 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Nebraska2361845.5%#70

Frequently asked questions

City Bank & Trust denied 6.2% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 66th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

In 2025, 66% of its applications were for home purchases, 31% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 3% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 84% conventional, 8% FHA, 4% 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 City Bank & Trust. Data sources · Methodology