First Citizens Community Bank · New Jersey · 2025

First Citizens Community Bank in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Citizens Community Bank took 86 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #284 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.1% of them and denied 8.1% (9.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

86Applicationsin NJ
9.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$285,000Median loanstate $295,000
$22MVolume13 counties

First Citizens Community Bank in New Jersey vs the state

8.1%Denial rate-9.55 pts vs state
9.2%Decision denial rate-13.84 pts vs state
79.1%Origination rate+23.39 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$110kMedian applicant income
68Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202345362.2%7.19%#348
2024119919.2%6.88%#240
202586688.1%6.63%#284

What First Citizens Community Bank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 80 93% · 6.3% denied
Refinance 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 6% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 69 80% · 7.3% denied
FHA 17 20% · 11.8% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 43%
Collateral 3 43%
Other 1 14%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most First Citizens Community Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Gloucester County 24212 8.3%
Burlington County 14110 0.0%
Cape May County 1071 10.0%
Camden County 1090 0.0%
Salem County 860 0.0%
Atlantic County 733 42.9%
Cumberland County 431 25.0%
Ocean County 330 0.0%
Somerset County 220 0.0%
Mercer County 100 0.0%

Other large lenders in New Jersey

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 16,33916.1%6.75%
TD BankD 12,53226.2%7.49%
Bank of AmericaF 12,14230.6%6.00%
Citizens BankC 12,11328.9%7.40%
Crosscountry MortgageB 12,0425.3%6.75%
PNC BankD 10,81527.8%7.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 10,55215.3%6.38%
Guaranteed RateB 8,6435.5%6.58%
NewrezD 6,53522.5%6.99%
Loandepot.ComD 6,49115.3%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

New Jersey: 86 applications in 2025, of which 68 were originated and 7 denied.

8.1% of all applications, or 9.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans First Citizens Community Bank originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

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