First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: 2025 mortgage rates, costs & approvals
How First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company priced and approved home loans in 2025, measured against every lender in the official HMDA records.
HMDA legal name: First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company · LEI L9VVX1KT5TFTKS0MLF66
In 2025, First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company originated 4,445 home-purchase, refinance and cash-out loans on owner-occupied single-family homes in 37 states — 144th by volume among the 2,017 lenders profiled here.
On conventional 30-year fixed purchase loans its median rate was 6.25% (all lenders: 6.625%); its median rate spread was 17 basis points below the national median. Median conventional loan costs were $5,410, 3% lower than the national median ($5,570).
It denied 11.4% of completed home-purchase applications (all lenders: 8.5%).
How First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company priced home-purchase loans
| Purchase loans, 2025 | First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company | All lenders |
|---|---|---|
| 30-year fixed rate · conventional | 6.250% | 6.625% |
| 30-year fixed rate · FHA | 5.500% | 6.250% |
| 30-year fixed rate · VA | 6.000% | 6.125% |
| 15-year fixed rate · conventional | 5.750% | 5.875% |
| Rate spread vs. APOR · conventional | −0.04 pts | +0.13 pts |
| Total loan costs · conventional | $5,410 | $5,570 |
| Total loan costs · FHA | $11,000 | $11,310 |
| Total loan costs · VA | $6,070 | $6,490 |
| Origination charges (all types) | $1,500 | $1,860 |
| Borrowers paying discount points | 34.5% | 51.3% |
| Points paid, when paid (% of loan) | 0.25% | 0.87% |
| Borrowers receiving lender credits | 62.9% | 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 First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company denied purchase applications
First reason the lender reported for each denied home-purchase application.
Where First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company lends
| State | Loans | Applications | Purchase denial rate | 30-yr rate* | Loan costs* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,731 | 1,998 | 8.8% | 6.250% | $4,860 |
| South Carolina | 1,148 | 1,367 | 11.9% | 6.375% | $5,050 |
| California | 656 | 815 | 17.1% | 6.125% | $7,960 |
| Virginia | 157 | 185 | 11.1% | 6.500% | $4,940 |
| Massachusetts | 132 | 151 | 10.7% | 5.250% | $5,360 |
| Georgia | 125 | 157 | 14.3% | 6.375% | $5,620 |
| Florida | 102 | 122 | 8.7% | 6.375% | $7,260 |
| Texas | 54 | 72 | 18.0% | — | $6,480 |
| Tennessee | 52 | 56 | 6.3% | — | $5,670 |
| New York | 35 | 44 | 11.6% | — | $5,020 |
| Washington | 28 | 35 | 20.8% | — | — |
| Colorado | 28 | 32 | 3.7% | — | $3,810 |
| Arizona | 27 | 30 | 8.0% | — | $5,410 |
| West Virginia | 18 | 19 | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | 16 | 16 | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | 16 | 16 | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | 15 | 21 | — | — | — |
| Nevada | 15 | 17 | — | — | — |
| Illinois | 11 | 14 | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | 11 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Oregon | 10 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Maryland | 9 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | 8 | — | — | — |
| Kansas | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | 5 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Missouri | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Ohio | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Utah | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Alabama | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Iowa | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Montana | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
*Conventional home-purchase loans, medians with at least 20 loans. Linked state names open First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company's page for that state.
Counties where First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company is a top lender
| County | Rank | Loans | Market share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pamlico County, NC | 1 | 20 | 11.8% |
| Marlboro County, SC | 2 | 10 | 9.2% |
| Greene County, NC | 3 | 9 | 8.6% |
| Transylvania County, NC | 2 | 20 | 6.7% |
| Pocahontas County, WV | 5 | 3 | 6.7% |
| Williamsburg County, SC | 6 | 5 | 4.6% |
| Saluda County, SC | 4 | 6 | 4.4% |
| Polk County, NC | 4 | 10 | 4.3% |
| Dillon County, SC | 6 | 6 | 4.2% |
| Darlington County, SC | 6 | 23 | 4.1% |
| Carteret County, NC | 6 | 44 | 4.1% |
| Allendale County, SC | 17 | 1 | 4.0% |
| Marion County, SC | 8 | 7 | 4.0% |
| Craven County, NC | 9 | 76 | 3.8% |
| Chesterfield County, SC | 9 | 12 | 3.5% |
Check First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company yourself
- FFIEC HMDA Data Browser — the official 2025 records filed under LEI L9VVX1KT5TFTKS0MLF66.
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- CFPB Consumer Complaint Database — search complaints by company name.
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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