Lender report card · New Jersey

First Citizens Community Bank

Mansfield, PA · What the federal mortgage record shows about how First Citizens Community Bank treated New Jersey applicants, 2018–2025 — 206 reported decisions. This is historical behavior, not a prediction about your loan.

Approval rate
91.3%
188 approved
Denial rate
8.7%
18 denied
Decisions
206
2018–2025
Avg. rate spread
+0.40 pp
vs. market benchmark
91.3% approved
8.7% denied

Share of 206 New Jersey applications First Citizens Community Bank approved vs. denied. Excludes loans it merely purchased on the secondary market, and applications withdrawn or left incomplete.

Approval rate by loan type

Conventional93.5% of 153 · NJ 87%FHA84.3% of 51 · NJ 79%

“NJ” = the statewide average approval rate for that loan type, for comparison.

Approval rate over time

85%88%91%94%97%100%100%100%100%100%97%88%92%2018201920202022202320242025

Pricing

Adjusting for its loan-type mix, First Citizens Community Bank’s rates ran +0.01 pp in line with than the typical New Jersey lender (average rate spread +0.40 pp above the market benchmark). Rate spread is APR minus the average prime offer rate; positive means costlier than the low-risk benchmark.

Who First Citizens Community Bank approves

By income
$50–75k91.9% · 37$75–100k92.9% · 42$100–150k93.2% · 59$150–250k91.7% · 36
By debt-to-income
Under 36%92.9% · 5636–43%95.3% · 4343–50%96.5% · 85
By down payment (LTV)
20%+ down91.8% · 8510–20% down96.6% · 29Under 3% down84.6% · 52

Why First Citizens Community Bank denied applications

Debt-to-income ratio61% of denialsCollateral (value/type)33% of denialsOther22% of denialsEmployment history6% of denialsUnverifiable information6% of denials

Where First Citizens Community Bank lends in NJ

CountyDecisionsApproval
Gloucester County5496.3%
Camden County3491.2%
Burlington County2989.7%

Fees & closing costs

Median total loan costs
$6,232
home purchase
As % of loan
2.17%
NJ median 1.93%
Priced originations
174
with fee data

Median lender and third-party costs (the Loan Estimate’s “total loan costs”) on First Citizens Community Bank’s home-purchase originations — 0.24 points higher than the 1.93% New Jersey median. Excludes prepaid taxes/insurance and escrow deposits. Fees are reported on roughly two-thirds of originations (small lenders are exempt). Methodology →

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Source: CFPB HMDA loan-level data, 2018–2025 · first-lien, closed-end mortgages on 1–4 family homes in New Jersey reported by First Citizens Community Bank (LEI 549300GZN0GWYE1KDB94). Rates describe past reported outcomes for the lender’s applicant pool and are not a prediction for any individual. Methodology →