First-Citizens Bank & Trust · West Virginia · 2025

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

First-Citizens Bank & Trust took 70 mortgage applications in West Virginia in 2025, ranking #110 of 565 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.4% of them and denied 17.1% (18.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 21.2%.

70Applicationsin WV
18.8%Decision denial ratestate 26.7%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.62%
$105,000Median loanstate $145,000
$11MVolume16 counties

First-Citizens Bank & Trust in West Virginia vs the state

17.1%Denial rate-4.05 pts vs state
18.8%Decision denial rate-7.91 pts vs state
71.4%Origination rate+16.64 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.62 pts vs state
0.01Rate spread (pts)-0.39 pts vs state
$85kMedian applicant income
50Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in West Virginia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023683726.5%6.50%#104
2024603926.7%5.99%#120
2025705017.1%6.00%#110

What First-Citizens Bank & Trust lends in West Virginia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 21 30% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 23 33% · 13.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 6% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 10 14% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 12 17% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 68 97% · 17.7% denied
FHA 1 1% · 0.0% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied West Virginia applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 5 42%
Credit history 3 25%
Collateral 2 17%
Unverifiable information 1 8%
Other 1 8%

Where in West Virginia

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Greenbrier County 25167 28.0%
Pocahontas County 22162 9.1%
Monroe County 550 0.0%
Berkeley County 430 0.0%
Raleigh County 211 50.0%
Kanawha County 211 50.0%
Jefferson County 110 0.0%
Mineral County 110 0.0%
Tucker County 110 0.0%
Randolph County 101 100.0%

Other large lenders in West Virginia

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 3,61523.0%6.88%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 3,21438.5%9.99%
City National Bank of West VirginiaC 2,87025.0%6.29%
The Huntington National BankD 2,19428.1%7.00%
Truist BankC 1,77631.1%6.63%
Loandepot.ComD 1,62418.7%6.58%
Mortgage Research CenterC 1,59217.4%6.25%
WesBanco BankB 1,47516.7%6.01%
Movement MortgageA 1,1675.4%6.63%
Crosscountry MortgageB 1,1404.0%6.58%

Frequently asked questions

West Virginia: 70 applications in 2025, of which 50 were originated and 12 denied.

17.1% of all applications, or 18.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The West Virginia statewide average across all lenders was 21.2%.

The median rate on loans First-Citizens Bank & Trust originated in West Virginia in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

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