Citizens Equity First: 2025 mortgage rates, costs & approvals
How Citizens Equity First priced and approved home loans in 2025, measured against every lender in the official HMDA records.
HMDA legal name: CITIZENS EQUITY FIRST · LEI 549300YD7XJM19TH5O82
In 2025, Citizens Equity First originated 1,400 home-purchase, refinance and cash-out loans on owner-occupied single-family homes in 32 states — 349th by volume among the 2,017 lenders profiled here.
On conventional 30-year fixed purchase loans its median rate was 6.50% (all lenders: 6.625%); its median rate spread was 22 basis points below the national median. Median conventional loan costs were $1,410, 75% lower than the national median ($5,570).
It denied 1.9% of completed home-purchase applications (all lenders: 8.5%).
How Citizens Equity First priced home-purchase loans
| Purchase loans, 2025 | Citizens Equity First | All lenders |
|---|---|---|
| 30-year fixed rate · conventional | 6.500% | 6.625% |
| 30-year fixed rate · FHA | — | 6.250% |
| 30-year fixed rate · VA | — | 6.125% |
| 15-year fixed rate · conventional | 5.750% | 5.875% |
| Rate spread vs. APOR · conventional | −0.09 pts | +0.13 pts |
| Total loan costs · conventional | $1,410 | $5,570 |
| Total loan costs · FHA | — | $11,310 |
| Total loan costs · VA | — | $6,490 |
| Origination charges (all types) | $350 | $1,860 |
| Borrowers paying discount points | 0.0% | 51.3% |
| Points paid, when paid (% of loan) | — | 0.87% |
| Borrowers receiving lender credits | 77.5% | 33.1% |
Medians shown with at least 20 loans. A lender's numbers reflect its borrowers (credit, down payment, loan size, location) as well as its pricing; HMDA has no credit scores. Rate spread = APR minus the average prime offer rate on the lock date, which removes most of the effect of when the rate was locked.
Loan mix and borrowers
By loan type
By purpose
Why Citizens Equity First denied purchase applications
First reason the lender reported for each denied home-purchase application.
Where Citizens Equity First lends
| State | Loans | Applications | Purchase denial rate | 30-yr rate* | Loan costs* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 1,212 | 1,252 | 2.1% | 6.500% | $1,210 |
| Texas | 40 | 40 | 0.0% | 6.375% | $190 |
| California | 35 | 37 | 5.0% | — | — |
| Tennessee | 21 | 21 | 0.0% | — | $910 |
| Indiana | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Missouri | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Arizona | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Georgia | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Ohio | 5 | 6 | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Florida | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Michigan | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Nevada | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Virginia | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Kansas | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Colorado | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Iowa | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
*Conventional home-purchase loans, medians with at least 20 loans. Linked state names open Citizens Equity First's page for that state.
Counties where Citizens Equity First is a top lender
| County | Rank | Loans | Market share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria County, IL | 1 | 372 | 16.8% |
| Tazewell County, IL | 1 | 293 | 16.7% |
| Woodford County, IL | 2 | 73 | 13.9% |
| Fulton County, IL | 2 | 48 | 12.8% |
| Mason County, IL | 3 | 13 | 8.0% |
| Logan County, IL | 3 | 26 | 6.9% |
| Marshall County, IL | 4 | 9 | 5.2% |
| McLean County, IL | 3 | 105 | 4.7% |
| Stark County, IL | 11 | 2 | 4.2% |
| De Witt County, IL | 5 | 8 | 3.9% |
| Macon County, IL | 7 | 49 | 3.9% |
| Sangamon County, IL | 7 | 81 | 3.1% |
| Menard County, IL | 11 | 5 | 2.7% |
| Henderson County, IL | 25 | 1 | 2.2% |
| Montgomery County, IL | 10 | 5 | 2.1% |
Check Citizens Equity First yourself
- FFIEC HMDA Data Browser — the official 2025 records filed under LEI 549300YD7XJM19TH5O82.
- NMLS Consumer Access — confirm the company and loan officer are licensed in your state.
- CFPB Consumer Complaint Database — search complaints by company name.
- Compare your Loan Estimate from Citizens Equity First with similar 2025 loans.
This is a statistical profile, not a review or recommendation. HMDA data alone cannot show whether a lender complies with fair-lending laws, and a lender's medians depend on the borrowers it serves.
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Source: FFIEC/CFPB HMDA 2025 public LAR and filer list. Core segment: owner-occupied, single-family site-built, first-lien, closed-end purchase and refinance loans. Methodology