First Citizens National Bank · Tennessee · 2025

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

First Citizens National Bank took 901 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #71 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.3% of them and denied 17.0% (19.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

901Applicationsin TN
19.2%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.62%
$175,000Median loanstate $225,000
$153MVolume40 counties

First Citizens National Bank in Tennessee vs the state

17.0%Denial rate-0.16 pts vs state
19.2%Decision denial rate-2.46 pts vs state
67.3%Origination rate+9.18 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.37 pts vs state
0.19Rate spread (pts)-0.04 pts vs state
$95kMedian applicant income
606Loans originated
153Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202392062413.8%7.13%#65
202499968616.0%7.15%#63
202590160617.0%6.99%#71

What First Citizens National Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 398 44% · 8.0% denied
Refinance 176 20% · 15.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 42 5% · 26.2% denied
Home improvement 91 10% · 11.0% denied
Other / HELOC 194 22% · 37.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 780 87% · 17.3% denied
FHA 75 8% · 17.3% denied
VA 16 2% · 12.5% denied
USDA / RHS 30 3% · 10.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 66 43%
Credit history 61 40%
Other 11 7%
Collateral 8 5%
Employment history 3 2%
Unverifiable information 2 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%
Incomplete application 1 1%

Where in Tennessee

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Dyer County 19313632 16.6%
Bradley County 16211121 13.0%
Shelby County 795210 12.7%
Obion County 68518 11.8%
Tipton County 582923 39.7%
Hamilton County 553613 23.6%
Fayette County 32226 18.8%
Weakley County 301511 36.7%
Madison County 26192 7.7%
Williamson County 25176 24.0%

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: 901 applications in 2025, of which 606 were originated and 153 denied.

17.0% 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 National Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are First Citizens National Bank'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