American Heritage Lending · California · 2025

American Heritage Lending in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Heritage Lending took 597 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #235 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.9% of them and denied 10.1% (14.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

597Applicationsin CA
14.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.31%Median ratestate 6.63%
$545,000Median loanstate $385,000
$177MVolume42 counties

American Heritage Lending in California vs the state

10.1%Denial rate-7.37 pts vs state
14.2%Decision denial rate-8.22 pts vs state
45.9%Origination rate-10.30 pts vs state
7.31%Median rate+0.69 pts vs state
0.90Rate spread (pts)+0.63 pts vs state
$277kMedian applicant income
274Loans originated
60Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202327912710.0%8.63%#297
20244472165.6%7.88%#259
202559727410.1%7.31%#235

What American Heritage Lending lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 255 43% · 11.0% denied
Refinance 91 15% · 8.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 251 42% · 9.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 597 100% · 10.1% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Other 34 57%
Collateral 12 20%
Credit history 7 12%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 10%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

Where in California

Counties with the most American Heritage Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 1567018 11.5%
San Diego County 80315 6.3%
Orange County 60228 13.3%
Riverside County 53185 9.4%
San Bernardino County 39223 7.7%
Fresno County 20130 0.0%
Santa Barbara County 2084 20.0%
Sacramento County 1781 5.9%
Kern County 1592 13.3%
Contra Costa County 1562 13.3%

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: 597 applications in 2025, of which 274 were originated and 60 denied.

10.1% of all applications, or 14.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans American Heritage Lending originated in California in 2025 was 7.31%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are American Heritage Lending'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