Bay-Valley Mortgage Group · California · 2025

Bay-Valley Mortgage Group in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bay-Valley Mortgage Group took 1,242 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #148 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.3% of them and denied 0.6% (1.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

1.2kApplicationsin CA
1.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$505,000Median loanstate $385,000
$418MVolume34 counties

Bay-Valley Mortgage Group in California vs the state

0.6%Denial rate-16.78 pts vs state
1.0%Decision denial rate-21.38 pts vs state
62.3%Origination rate+6.12 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
-0.13Rate spread (pts)-0.40 pts vs state
$149kMedian applicant income
774Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,5038950.4%6.75%#100
20241,4539580.6%6.63%#116
20251,2427740.6%6.63%#148

What Bay-Valley Mortgage Group lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 698 56% · 0.6% denied
Refinance 234 19% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 310 25% · 1.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 946 76% · 0.5% denied
FHA 257 21% · 0.8% denied
VA 39 3% · 2.6% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Collateral 3 38%
Employment history 2 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 25%
Other 1 13%

Where in California

Counties with the most Bay-Valley Mortgage Group applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 4172704 1.0%
Orange County 1921330 0.0%
San Bernardino County 1731161 0.6%
Riverside County 134691 0.7%
Fresno County 60392 3.3%
Monterey County 47230 0.0%
Santa Clara County 35190 0.0%
San Diego County 35230 0.0%
Alameda County 18120 0.0%
Kern County 1560 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: 1,242 applications in 2025, of which 774 were originated and 8 denied.

0.6% of all applications, or 1.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Bay-Valley Mortgage Group originated in California in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Bay-Valley Mortgage Group'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