Bison State Bank · California · 2025

Bison State Bank in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bison State Bank took 89 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #459 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.8% of them and denied 1.1% (1.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

89Applicationsin CA
1.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$715,000Median loanstate $385,000
$39MVolume22 counties

Bison State Bank in California vs the state

1.1%Denial rate-16.30 pts vs state
1.8%Decision denial rate-20.61 pts vs state
61.8%Origination rate+5.60 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.34 pts vs state
$262kMedian applicant income
55Loans originated
1Denied

What Bison State Bank lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 26 29% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 52 58% · 1.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 12% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 81 91% · 1.2% denied
FHA 2 2% · 0.0% denied
VA 6 7% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Unverifiable information 1 100%

Where in California

Counties with the most Bison State Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 1591 6.7%
Alameda County 1180 0.0%
Orange County 1050 0.0%
Riverside County 960 0.0%
San Diego County 730 0.0%
San Bernardino County 530 0.0%
San Joaquin County 430 0.0%
San Mateo County 410 0.0%
San Francisco County 420 0.0%
Contra Costa County 320 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: 89 applications in 2025, of which 55 were originated and 1 denied.

1.1% of all applications, or 1.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Bison State Bank originated in California in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Bison State Bank'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