Arc Home · California · 2025

Arc Home in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Arc Home took 920 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #184 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.8% of them and denied 11.6% (17.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

920Applicationsin CA
17.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$690,000Median loanstate $385,000
$420MVolume42 counties

Arc Home in California vs the state

11.6%Denial rate-5.79 pts vs state
17.2%Decision denial rate-5.17 pts vs state
54.8%Origination rate-1.42 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.64Rate spread (pts)+0.37 pts vs state
$349kMedian applicant income
504Loans originated
107Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202369234917.1%7.88%#175
202480945012.6%7.38%#181
202592050411.6%7.00%#184

What Arc Home lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 359 39% · 10.0% denied
Refinance 221 24% · 13.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 340 37% · 12.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 920 100% · 11.6% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 31 29%
Collateral 23 21%
Other 18 17%
Incomplete application 12 11%
Employment history 7 7%
Credit history 6 6%
Unverifiable information 6 6%
Insufficient cash 4 4%

Where in California

Counties with the most Arc Home applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 19910427 13.6%
San Diego County 1417416 11.3%
Orange County 1206517 14.2%
Riverside County 68398 11.8%
San Bernardino County 48313 6.3%
Santa Clara County 41184 9.8%
Contra Costa County 40300 0.0%
Fresno County 25151 4.0%
Alameda County 25171 4.0%
Ventura County 22130 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: 920 applications in 2025, of which 504 were originated and 107 denied.

11.6% of all applications, or 17.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

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

About this data. Figures are Arc Home'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