Mortgage lender · Sandusky, OH · LEI 549300H8JJI69WD7I525

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

Civista Bank earns a B, better than most mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 12.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 43rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.24 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 52nd percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.2kApplications2025
76.2%Originatedof applications
12.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.88%Median ratenational 6.63%
$443MLoan volume18 states

Civista Bank at a glance, 2025

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

11.5%Denial rate (all applications)-6.44 pts vs national
12.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-10.06 pts vs national
76.2%Origination rate+18.14 pts vs national
6.6%Withdrawn by applicant
1.3%Closed for incompleteness
6.88%Median interest rate+0.25 pts vs national
0.24Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.01 pts vs national
$175,000Median loan amount
$3,985Median total loan costs
$114kMedian applicant income
80%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%

43rd12.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

52nd0.24 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

88th7.8%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

49th2.28% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,8491,36411.7%13.0%7.00%$309M
20241,9221,40713.2%14.5%6.99%$388M
20252,1571,64311.5%12.5%6.88%$443M

What Civista 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 1,000 46% · 3.6% denied
Refinance 348 16% · 13.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 180 8% · 14.4% denied
Home improvement 290 13% · 21.0% denied
Other / HELOC 339 16% · 23.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,080 96% · 11.4% denied
FHA 62 3% · 17.7% denied
VA 12 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 886 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 15 manufactured homes, 208 investment properties.

Why Civista Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 249 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 102 41%
Credit history 69 28%
Collateral 49 20%
Other 23 9%
Unverifiable information 3 1%
Insufficient cash 2 1%
Employment history 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Civista Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k23915028.1%
$50k – $100k65547215.8%
$100k – $150k4553669.2%
$150k – $250k4033297.3%
Over $250k2842404.3%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25805514.5%
25–344623599.3%
35–4445635311.9%
45–5437428014.5%
55–6437529113.8%
65–7426018417.6%
Over 7484659.9%

Where Civista Bank lends

18 states and 146 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Ohio1,6421,25011.3%6.75%#57
Indiana39129414.3%7.25%#138
Kentucky48358.3%6.38%#273
Michigan31293.2%6.50%#385
Florida171317.7%6.63%#789
Pennsylvania970.0%6.38%#716

Frequently asked questions

Civista Bank denied 12.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 43rd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Civista Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 41.0% 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 Civista Bank originated in 2025 was 6.88%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.24 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 46% of its applications were for home purchases, 24% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 29% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 96% conventional, 3% FHA, 1% 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 Civista Bank. Data sources · Methodology