First Citizens Bank · Alabama · 2025

First Citizens Bank in Alabama: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Citizens Bank took 103 mortgage applications in Alabama in 2025, ranking #228 of 990 lenders active in the state. It originated 98.1% of them and denied 1.0% (1.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.9%.

103Applicationsin AL
1.0%Decision denial ratestate 25.0%
Median ratestate 6.50%
$65,000Median loanstate $165,000
$12MVolume10 counties

First Citizens Bank in Alabama vs the state

1.0%Denial rate-18.88 pts vs state
1.0%Decision denial rate-24.03 pts vs state
98.1%Origination rate+42.67 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$74kMedian applicant income
101Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Alabama

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231149212.3%#180
202488769.1%#230
20251031011.0%#228

What First Citizens Bank lends in Alabama

By loan purpose

Home purchase 51 50% · 2.0% denied
Refinance 28 27% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 12 12% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 12 12% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 102 99% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 100.0% denied

Where in Alabama

Counties with the most First Citizens Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Crenshaw County 44440 0.0%
Butler County 28280 0.0%
Pike County 10100 0.0%
Montgomery County 760 0.0%
Lowndes County 761 14.3%
Coffee County 220 0.0%
Bullock County 110 0.0%
Baldwin County 110 0.0%
Covington County 110 0.0%
Lee County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Alabama

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Regions BankC 11,87137.2%4.99%
Rocket MortgageC 9,94120.5%6.63%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 8,46141.4%9.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 7,68912.0%6.13%
21st MortgageF 6,50746.0%9.98%
Mortgage Research CenterC 5,10718.4%6.25%
REDSTONE Federal Credit UnionC 4,54818.9%8.13%
Dhi Mortgage CompanyB 3,90917.5%4.99%
Freedom MortgageB 3,7258.7%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 3,61111.6%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

Alabama: 103 applications in 2025, of which 101 were originated and 1 denied.

1.0% of all applications, or 1.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Alabama statewide average across all lenders was 19.9%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

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