AMWEST Funding · California · 2025

AMWEST Funding in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

AMWEST Funding took 7,654 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #29 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.5% of them and denied 5.9% (8.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

7.7kApplicationsin CA
8.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$485,000Median loanstate $385,000
$2.6BVolume49 counties

AMWEST Funding in California vs the state

5.9%Denial rate-11.51 pts vs state
8.9%Decision denial rate-13.54 pts vs state
60.5%Origination rate+4.33 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.66Rate spread (pts)+0.39 pts vs state
$228kMedian applicant income
4,633Loans originated
452Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,2682,6607.9%7.88%#41
20246,5073,8348.2%7.63%#30
20257,6544,6335.9%7.00%#29

What AMWEST Funding lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,532 33% · 5.1% denied
Refinance 376 5% · 5.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 4,746 62% · 6.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 7,116 93% · 5.4% denied
FHA 454 6% · 11.9% denied
VA 82 1% · 14.6% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 141 31%
Other 122 27%
Collateral 88 19%
Unverifiable information 53 12%
Credit history 42 9%
Insufficient cash 4 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in California

Counties with the most AMWEST Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 2,6431,583166 6.3%
Orange County 1,16670070 6.0%
San Diego County 56835019 3.3%
Riverside County 50628128 5.5%
San Bernardino County 42524430 7.1%
Santa Clara County 39125222 5.6%
Alameda County 29420011 3.7%
Sacramento County 21913014 6.4%
Contra Costa County 18510412 6.5%
Ventura County 1709312 7.1%

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: 7,654 applications in 2025, of which 4,633 were originated and 452 denied.

5.9% of all applications, or 8.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans AMWEST Funding originated in California in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are AMWEST Funding'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