First-Citizens Bank & Trust · Georgia · 2025

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

First-Citizens Bank & Trust took 702 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #121 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.0% of them and denied 21.7% (24.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

702Applicationsin GA
24.6%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
6.35%Median ratestate 6.63%
$165,000Median loanstate $235,000
$142MVolume53 counties

First-Citizens Bank & Trust in Georgia vs the state

21.7%Denial rate+2.43 pts vs state
24.6%Decision denial rate-0.43 pts vs state
63.0%Origination rate+8.87 pts vs state
6.35%Median rate-0.28 pts vs state
-0.12Rate spread (pts)-0.39 pts vs state
$148kMedian applicant income
442Loans originated
152Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202375946125.7%6.49%#96
202480250523.8%5.99%#99
202570244221.7%6.35%#121

What First-Citizens Bank & Trust lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 212 30% · 11.3% denied
Refinance 137 20% · 21.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 26 4% · 26.9% denied
Home improvement 174 25% · 31.6% denied
Other / HELOC 153 22% · 23.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 680 97% · 21.0% denied
FHA 19 3% · 47.4% denied
VA 3 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 72 47%
Credit history 34 22%
Collateral 19 13%
Other 18 12%
Unverifiable information 6 4%
Insufficient cash 3 2%

Where in Georgia

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 815212 14.8%
Columbia County 765116 21.1%
Chatham County 59408 13.6%
Cobb County 523310 19.2%
Gwinnett County 462710 21.7%
Madison County 453014 31.1%
Richmond County 402314 35.0%
Hart County 392410 25.6%
DeKalb County 37186 16.2%
Franklin County 26195 19.2%

Other large lenders in Georgia

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 29,84518.2%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 23,78412.6%6.25%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 12,38826.4%7.95%
Truist BankC 10,56338.7%6.49%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 10,27311.6%6.49%
Broker SolutionsD 9,7098.6%6.63%
Mortgage Research CenterC 9,44319.8%6.25%
Freedom MortgageB 9,2939.1%6.25%
Bank of AmericaF 9,16836.5%6.24%
Ameris BankB 8,06510.1%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Georgia: 702 applications in 2025, of which 442 were originated and 152 denied.

21.7% of all applications, or 24.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans First-Citizens Bank & Trust originated in Georgia in 2025 was 6.35%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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