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California Coast Credit Union review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

California Coast Credit Union earns a B, better than most home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 16.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 77th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.27 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 39th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.3kApplications2025
67.5%Originatedof applications
16.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
7.50%Median ratenational 6.63%
$247MLoan volume1 states

California Coast Credit Union at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

13.9%Denial rate (all applications)-4.05 pts vs national
16.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-6.11 pts vs national
67.5%Origination rate+9.48 pts vs national
10.4%Withdrawn by applicant
5.1%Closed for incompleteness
7.50%Median interest rate+0.88 pts vs national
0.27Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.02 pts vs national
$145,000Median loan amount
$3,546Median total loan costs
$145kMedian applicant income
54%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

77th16.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

39th0.27 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

33rd15.5%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

69th2.45% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,1291,7098.8%9.6%7.50%$236M
20242,4471,92012.3%13.1%7.75%$269M
20252,3051,55613.9%16.5%7.50%$247M

What California Coast Credit Union lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 30 1% · 26.7% denied
Refinance 36 2% · 19.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 601 26% · 12.7% denied
Home improvement 1,192 52% · 11.6% denied
Other / HELOC 446 19% · 20.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,305 100% · 13.9% denied

Also: 1,472 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 3 manufactured homes, 237 investment properties.

Why California Coast Credit Union denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 321 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 213 66%
Collateral 40 12%
Credit history 36 11%
Other 27 8%
Incomplete application 2 1%
Employment history 2 1%
Unverifiable information 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at California Coast Credit Union

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1202867.4%
$50k – $100k46824431.0%
$100k – $150k60845310.1%
$150k – $250k6945298.8%
Over $250k4042998.7%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34926112.7%
35–4448832218.2%
45–5459341216.6%
55–6455538614.4%
65–7439426817.3%
Over 7418210717.7%

Where California Coast Credit Union lends

1 states and 37 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California2,3051,55613.9%7.50%#91

Frequently asked questions

California Coast Credit Union denied 16.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 77th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason California Coast Credit Union gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 66.4% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans California Coast Credit Union originated in 2025 was 7.50%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.27 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 1% of its applications were for home purchases, 28% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 71% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with California Coast Credit Union. Data sources · Methodology