First-Citizens Bank & Trust · Virginia · 2025

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

First-Citizens Bank & Trust took 1,032 mortgage applications in Virginia in 2025, ranking #72 of 1,013 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.3% of them and denied 21.7% (24.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.9%.

1.0kApplicationsin VA
24.1%Decision denial ratestate 20.3%
6.39%Median ratestate 6.63%
$155,000Median loanstate $255,000
$167MVolume89 counties

First-Citizens Bank & Trust in Virginia vs the state

21.7%Denial rate+5.77 pts vs state
24.1%Decision denial rate+3.86 pts vs state
64.3%Origination rate+4.82 pts vs state
6.39%Median rate-0.24 pts vs state
-0.03Rate spread (pts)-0.25 pts vs state
$138kMedian applicant income
664Loans originated
224Denied

Trend in Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,15574621.5%6.49%#55
20241,11676221.7%6.03%#66
20251,03266421.7%6.39%#72

What First-Citizens Bank & Trust lends in Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 211 20% · 12.8% denied
Refinance 344 33% · 20.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 36 3% · 13.9% denied
Home improvement 308 30% · 26.0% denied
Other / HELOC 133 13% · 30.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,015 98% · 21.8% denied
FHA 12 1% · 16.7% denied
VA 4 0% · 25.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Virginia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 120 54%
Credit history 47 21%
Collateral 20 9%
Other 19 8%
Unverifiable information 15 7%
Insufficient cash 3 1%

Where in Virginia

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Roanoke County 855716 18.8%
Chesterfield County 683821 30.9%
Roanoke city 604314 23.3%
Bedford County 56396 10.7%
Pittsylvania County 543116 29.6%
Albemarle County 512613 25.5%
Henrico County 40294 10.0%
Richmond city 382311 28.9%
Mecklenburg County 38278 21.1%
Danville city 36196 16.7%

Other large lenders in Virginia

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 19,39519.3%7.75%
Rocket MortgageC 19,27414.8%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 13,99410.4%6.12%
Truist BankC 11,83831.6%6.49%
Mortgage Research CenterC 9,00016.7%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 8,33410.7%6.38%
Freedom MortgageB 8,0296.5%6.25%
Bank of AmericaF 6,58431.9%6.24%
NewrezD 6,39016.4%6.38%
Movement MortgageA 6,1264.3%6.56%

Frequently asked questions

Virginia: 1,032 applications in 2025, of which 664 were originated and 224 denied.

21.7% of all applications, or 24.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 15.9%.

The median rate on loans First-Citizens Bank & Trust originated in Virginia in 2025 was 6.39%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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