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

City National Bank earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 17.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 27th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.25 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 94th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

5.2kApplications2025
64.5%Originatedof applications
17.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
5.95%Median ratenational 6.63%
$4.3BLoan volume47 states

City National Bank at a glance, 2025

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

14.2%Denial rate (all applications)-3.75 pts vs national
17.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-4.66 pts vs national
64.5%Origination rate+6.42 pts vs national
18.6%Withdrawn by applicant
2.0%Closed for incompleteness
5.95%Median interest rate-0.68 pts vs national
-0.25Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.51 pts vs national
$845,000Median loan amount
$6,479Median total loan costs
$272kMedian applicant income
76%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

27th17.9% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

94th-0.25 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

31st20.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

94th0.77% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,9101,81919.4%23.4%6.63%$2.2B
20242,5421,36324.0%30.7%6.53%$1.4B
20255,2373,37514.2%17.9%5.95%$4.3B

What City National Bank 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 3,112 59% · 10.0% denied
Refinance 1,004 19% · 13.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 422 8% · 26.3% denied
Home improvement 243 5% · 30.0% denied
Other / HELOC 456 9% · 26.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5,237 100% · 14.2% denied

Also: 761 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 5 manufactured homes, 143 investment properties.

Why City National Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 745 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 432 58%
Collateral 129 17%
Other 69 9%
Credit history 45 6%
Unverifiable information 35 5%
Insufficient cash 32 4%
Employment history 2 0%
Incomplete application 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at City National Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k471173.8%
$50k – $100k30716235.5%
$100k – $150k61338921.8%
$150k – $250k1,23183016.8%
Over $250k2,5231,65313.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25472921.6%
25–341,25585413.0%
35–441,6121,05214.5%
45–5490557720.3%
55–6460536326.8%
65–7428916528.5%
Over 741518130.8%

Where City National Bank lends

47 states and 283 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California4,0422,57614.3%6.03%#51
New York24014619.2%5.79%#191
Washington2271753.5%5.38%#180
Tennessee1067310.4%5.49%#313
Florida743232.4%5.85%#538
New Jersey633525.4%5.98%#326
Nevada502732.0%5.85%#208
Colorado382513.2%5.88%#339
Arizona352414.3%6.18%#356
Texas302310.0%5.60%#800
Georgia231421.7%5.67%#553
Massachusetts231613.0%5.50%#403
Connecticut22189.1%5.98%#286
Virginia201210.0%5.88%#490
Hawaii171117.7%5.91%#141
Illinois171111.8%5.49%#620
Maryland17145.9%6.20%#423
Idaho15106.7%5.49%#244
South Carolina151113.3%5.61%#489
Utah15126.7%5.48%#256
District of Columbia14137.1%5.65%#156
North Carolina13715.4%6.19%#584
Pennsylvania13117.7%5.58%#649
Montana10710.0%6.21%#185
Maine970.0%5.55%#228
Minnesota980.0%5.55%#481
Oregon970.0%5.75%#375
Vermont850.0%5.93%#119
Michigan730.0%6.00%#550
Ohio750.0%5.46%#653
Missouri6416.7%5.74%#574
Indiana530.0%5.60%#641
New Hampshire5340.0%5.63%#326
Oklahoma540.0%5.90%#480

Frequently asked questions

City National Bank denied 17.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 27th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason City National Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 58.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans City National Bank originated in 2025 was 5.95%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.25 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 59% of its applications were for home purchases, 27% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 13% 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 City National Bank. Data sources · Methodology