First-Citizens Bank & Trust · Arizona · 2025

First-Citizens Bank & Trust in Arizona: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First-Citizens Bank & Trust took 159 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #196 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.8% of them and denied 18.9% (22.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

159Applicationsin AZ
22.7%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
6.35%Median ratestate 6.50%
$255,000Median loanstate $275,000
$32MVolume9 counties

First-Citizens Bank & Trust in Arizona vs the state

18.9%Denial rate+2.64 pts vs state
22.7%Decision denial rate+2.32 pts vs state
59.8%Origination rate+0.27 pts vs state
6.35%Median rate-0.15 pts vs state
-0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.42 pts vs state
$189kMedian applicant income
95Loans originated
30Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231489617.6%5.85%#186
20241218420.7%5.99%#218
20251599518.9%6.35%#196

What First-Citizens Bank & Trust lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 48 30% · 4.2% denied
Refinance 40 25% · 17.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 2% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 36 23% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 32 20% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 158 99% · 19.0% denied
FHA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 18 60%
Credit history 7 23%
Other 3 10%
Collateral 2 7%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most First-Citizens Bank & Trust applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 1116620 18.0%
Pima County 33215 15.2%
Pinal County 642 33.3%
Mohave County 421 25.0%
Yuma County 110 0.0%
Gila County 110 0.0%
Yavapai County 101 100.0%
Coconino County 101 100.0%
Navajo County 100 0.0%

Other large lenders in Arizona

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 25,38310.2%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 17,94715.6%6.75%
Desert Financial Credit UnionB 16,97024.3%6.49%
Crosscountry MortgageB 7,5703.8%6.58%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 6,7295.6%6.63%
Bank of AmericaF 6,22932.2%6.24%
Loandepot.ComD 6,18016.1%5.99%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 5,83811.7%6.62%
Nova Financial & InvestmentC 5,38016.2%6.49%
Freedom MortgageB 4,9917.0%6.00%

Frequently asked questions

Arizona: 159 applications in 2025, of which 95 were originated and 30 denied.

18.9% of all applications, or 22.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans First-Citizens Bank & Trust originated in Arizona in 2025 was 6.35%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are First-Citizens Bank & Trust's own HMDA filing for properties located in Arizona, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology