Alerus Financial · California · 2025

Alerus Financial in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Alerus Financial took 12 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #707 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 83.3% of them and denied 8.3% (9.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

12Applicationsin CA
9.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
5.94%Median ratestate 6.63%
$805,000Median loanstate $385,000
$8.8MVolume5 counties

Alerus Financial in California vs the state

8.3%Denial rate-9.09 pts vs state
9.1%Decision denial rate-13.31 pts vs state
83.3%Origination rate+27.13 pts vs state
5.94%Median rate-0.69 pts vs state
0.00Rate spread (pts)-0.28 pts vs state
$348kMedian applicant income
10Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2024650.0%6.63%#774
202512108.3%5.94%#707

What Alerus Financial lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4 33% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 4 33% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 17% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 8% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 8% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 12 100% · 8.3% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in California

Counties with the most Alerus Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Riverside County 440 0.0%
Los Angeles County 430 0.0%
San Diego County 220 0.0%
Contra Costa County 110 0.0%
Orange County 101 100.0%

Other large lenders in California

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 79,26112.6%6.49%
Rocket MortgageC 58,92517.6%6.75%
Bank of AmericaF 40,19030.8%5.99%
U.S. BankD 32,49331.6%6.50%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 22,0489.7%6.13%
Spring EqD 21,60150.8%8.88%
SchoolsfirstA 19,08610.0%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 18,75413.5%6.50%
NewrezD 17,00019.3%6.63%
Loandepot.ComD 16,64518.7%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

California: 12 applications in 2025, of which 10 were originated and 1 denied.

8.3% of all applications, or 9.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Alerus Financial originated in California in 2025 was 5.94%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Alerus Financial's own HMDA filing for properties located in California, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology