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

City National Bank of Florida earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 10.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 47th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.02 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 82nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

1.8kApplications2025
66.3%Originatedof applications
10.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.25%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.4BLoan volume28 states

City National Bank of Florida at a glance, 2025

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

8.0%Denial rate (all applications)-10.02 pts vs national
10.7%Denial rate (decided applications)-11.90 pts vs national
66.3%Origination rate+8.25 pts vs national
20.8%Withdrawn by applicant
4.8%Closed for incompleteness
6.25%Median interest rate-0.38 pts vs national
-0.02Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.27 pts vs national
$365,000Median loan amount
$7,007Median total loan costs
$133kMedian applicant income
80%Median loan-to-value
1High-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%

47th10.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

82nd-0.02 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

18th25.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

67th1.92% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,4519429.4%12.6%6.00%$913M
20241,2508308.6%11.5%6.00%$755M
20251,8091,1998.0%10.7%6.25%$1.4B

What City National Bank of Florida 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 1,466 81% · 6.0% denied
Refinance 122 7% · 16.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 132 7% · 20.5% denied
Home improvement 32 2% · 9.4% denied
Other / HELOC 57 3% · 10.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,497 83% · 8.0% denied
FHA 232 13% · 6.9% denied
VA 69 4% · 10.1% denied
USDA / RHS 11 1% · 9.1% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 29 manufactured homes, 190 investment properties.

Why City National Bank of Florida denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 144 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 68 47%
Collateral 39 27%
Credit history 23 16%
Other 9 6%
Employment history 2 1%
Unverifiable information 2 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at City National Bank of Florida

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1046016.7%
$50k – $100k50134812.3%
$100k – $150k2631787.3%
$150k – $250k26717211.8%
Over $250k4542828.4%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2564432.3%
25–343542398.1%
35–4435822710.6%
45–5439426712.4%
55–6432519116.5%
65–74139978.5%
Over 74402610.3%

Where City National Bank of Florida lends

28 states and 170 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Florida1,2117889.2%6.13%#133
Georgia4222925.7%6.38%#166
Alabama51399.8%6.12%#310
New York22140.0%6.31%#404
South Carolina1690.0%6.50%#485
North Carolina13110.0%6.62%#580
California10520.0%6.38%#729
Colorado1050.0%6.25%#500
Ohio990.0%6.63%#630
Tennessee7514.3%6.00%#688

Frequently asked questions

City National Bank of Florida denied 10.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 47th percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason City National Bank of Florida gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 47.2% 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 of Florida originated in 2025 was 6.25%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.02 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 81% of its applications were for home purchases, 14% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 5% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 83% conventional, 13% 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 National Bank of Florida. Data sources · Methodology