Certified Credit Union · California · 2025

Certified Credit Union in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Certified Credit Union took 107 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #432 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 81.3% of them and denied 4.7% (5.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

107Applicationsin CA
5.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$125,000Median loanstate $385,000
$26MVolume13 counties

Certified Credit Union in California vs the state

4.7%Denial rate-12.75 pts vs state
5.1%Decision denial rate-17.35 pts vs state
81.3%Origination rate+25.11 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
1.27Rate spread (pts)+1.00 pts vs state
$135kMedian applicant income
87Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202317513311.4%6.50%#358
20241229010.7%7.50%#411
2025107874.7%7.00%#432

What Certified Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 22 21% · 4.6% denied
Refinance 4 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 30 28% · 6.7% denied
Home improvement 18 17% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 33 31% · 6.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 107 100% · 4.7% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Credit history 2 40%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 40%
Collateral 1 20%

Where in California

Counties with the most Certified Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 54462 3.7%
Riverside County 1492 14.3%
San Bernardino County 1190 0.0%
Orange County 1081 10.0%
Ventura County 540 0.0%
San Diego County 320 0.0%
Kern County 320 0.0%
Tulare County 220 0.0%
Santa Barbara County 110 0.0%
Fresno County 110 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: 107 applications in 2025, of which 87 were originated and 5 denied.

4.7% of all applications, or 5.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Certified Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Certified Credit Union'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