First-Citizens Bank & Trust · Tennessee · 2025

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

First-Citizens Bank & Trust took 160 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #247 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.3% of them and denied 16.9% (19.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

160Applicationsin TN
19.2%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.35%Median ratestate 6.62%
$370,000Median loanstate $225,000
$52MVolume32 counties

First-Citizens Bank & Trust in Tennessee vs the state

16.9%Denial rate-0.26 pts vs state
19.2%Decision denial rate-2.53 pts vs state
66.3%Origination rate+8.17 pts vs state
6.35%Median rate-0.27 pts vs state
0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.16 pts vs state
$230kMedian applicant income
106Loans originated
27Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202317011416.5%5.99%#209
202418311720.8%6.13%#215
202516010616.9%6.35%#247

What First-Citizens Bank & Trust lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 81 51% · 8.6% denied
Refinance 30 19% · 26.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 34 21% · 23.5% denied
Other / HELOC 14 9% · 28.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 157 98% · 17.2% denied
FHA 1 1% · 0.0% denied
VA 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 21 78%
Credit history 2 7%
Other 2 7%
Collateral 1 4%
Unverifiable information 1 4%

Where in Tennessee

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Knox County 26149 34.6%
Davidson County 23142 8.7%
Washington County 22136 27.3%
Hamilton County 1695 31.3%
Williamson County 15122 13.3%
Sevier County 1190 0.0%
Sullivan County 540 0.0%
Blount County 540 0.0%
Rutherford County 431 25.0%
Campbell County 330 0.0%

Other large lenders in Tennessee

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 16,50317.3%6.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 12,45810.9%6.12%
Regions BankC 11,24736.5%4.99%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 9,64935.8%8.75%
Mortgage Research CenterC 6,56817.3%6.25%
FirstBankC 5,67714.5%6.88%
CMG MortgageA 5,6432.9%6.50%
Freedom MortgageB 5,4938.0%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 5,33111.2%6.00%
Mortgage Investors GroupB 4,4543.5%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Tennessee: 160 applications in 2025, of which 106 were originated and 27 denied.

16.9% of all applications, or 19.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans First-Citizens Bank & Trust originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.35%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

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