American Airlines Federal Credit Union · California · 2025

American Airlines Federal Credit Union in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Airlines Federal Credit Union took 142 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #399 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.9% of them and denied 26.1% (29.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

142Applicationsin CA
29.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.44%Median ratestate 6.63%
$185,000Median loanstate $385,000
$25MVolume21 counties

American Airlines Federal Credit Union in California vs the state

26.1%Denial rate+8.64 pts vs state
29.4%Decision denial rate+6.97 pts vs state
54.9%Origination rate-1.27 pts vs state
7.44%Median rate+0.81 pts vs state
1.15Rate spread (pts)+0.88 pts vs state
$162kMedian applicant income
78Loans originated
37Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202321411338.3%6.13%#333
202420411929.9%6.88%#350
20251427826.1%7.44%#399

What American Airlines Federal Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 24 17% · 8.3% denied
Refinance 11 8% · 9.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 6% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 64 45% · 32.8% denied
Other / HELOC 35 25% · 31.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 142 100% · 26.1% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Incomplete application 11 30%
Debt-to-income ratio 11 30%
Credit history 8 22%
Collateral 3 8%
Unverifiable information 3 8%
Other 1 3%

Where in California

Counties with the most American Airlines Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 582420 34.5%
Orange County 1393 23.1%
San Diego County 1293 25.0%
Riverside County 1070 0.0%
San Bernardino County 741 14.3%
Contra Costa County 630 0.0%
Sacramento County 531 20.0%
Alameda County 550 0.0%
Ventura County 320 0.0%
San Mateo County 312 66.7%

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: 142 applications in 2025, of which 78 were originated and 37 denied.

26.1% of all applications, or 29.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans American Airlines Federal Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 7.44%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are American Airlines Federal Credit Union'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