Augusta Financial · California · 2025

Augusta Financial in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Augusta Financial took 911 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #186 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.0% of them and denied 0.3% (0.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

911Applicationsin CA
0.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$555,000Median loanstate $385,000
$406MVolume26 counties

Augusta Financial in California vs the state

0.3%Denial rate-17.09 pts vs state
0.4%Decision denial rate-21.96 pts vs state
74.0%Origination rate+17.78 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.28Rate spread (pts)+0.01 pts vs state
$190kMedian applicant income
674Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236955300.0%6.63%#174
20248045661.0%6.63%#184
20259116740.3%6.63%#186

What Augusta Financial lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 574 63% · 0.4% denied
Refinance 241 26% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 88 10% · 1.1% denied
Home improvement 8 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 722 79% · 0.4% denied
FHA 138 15% · 0.0% denied
VA 51 6% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 67%
Employment history 1 33%

Where in California

Counties with the most Augusta Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 5874370 0.0%
Ventura County 1921342 1.0%
Kern County 29250 0.0%
Riverside County 21180 0.0%
Orange County 17110 0.0%
San Diego County 1280 0.0%
San Bernardino County 870 0.0%
Santa Barbara County 651 16.7%
Alameda County 530 0.0%
Monterey County 440 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: 911 applications in 2025, of which 674 were originated and 3 denied.

0.3% of all applications, or 0.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Augusta Financial originated in California in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Augusta Financial'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