Ally Bank · California · 2025

Ally Bank in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Ally Bank took 43 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #542 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 41.9% of them and denied 7.0% (13.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

43Applicationsin CA
13.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$595,000Median loanstate $385,000
$10MVolume18 counties

Ally Bank in California vs the state

7.0%Denial rate-10.44 pts vs state
13.6%Decision denial rate-8.76 pts vs state
41.9%Origination rate-14.34 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.27Rate spread (pts)-0.54 pts vs state
$178kMedian applicant income
18Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233371577.7%6.38%#277
20243721539.1%6.38%#280
202543187.0%6.50%#542

What Ally Bank lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 31 72% · 6.5% denied
Refinance 5 12% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 9% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 2 5% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 43 100% · 7.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 67%
Other 1 33%

Where in California

Counties with the most Ally Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 1030 0.0%
Orange County 400 0.0%
Contra Costa County 430 0.0%
Riverside County 401 25.0%
Solano County 330 0.0%
Sacramento County 210 0.0%
San Diego County 211 50.0%
San Joaquin County 211 50.0%
Alameda County 220 0.0%
San Francisco County 200 0.0%

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: 43 applications in 2025, of which 18 were originated and 3 denied.

7.0% of all applications, or 13.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Ally Bank originated in California in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Ally Bank'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