City First Mortgage Services · California · 2025

City First Mortgage Services in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

City First Mortgage Services took 45 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #536 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.1% of them and denied 2.2% (2.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

45Applicationsin CA
2.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$505,000Median loanstate $385,000
$20MVolume19 counties

City First Mortgage Services in California vs the state

2.2%Denial rate-15.20 pts vs state
2.9%Decision denial rate-19.46 pts vs state
71.1%Origination rate+14.91 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.37 pts vs state
0.40Rate spread (pts)+0.13 pts vs state
$153kMedian applicant income
32Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231371001.5%6.99%#382
20242611941.9%6.63%#315
202545322.2%6.99%#536

What City First Mortgage Services lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 33 73% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 5 11% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 11% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 33 73% · 3.0% denied
FHA 9 20% · 0.0% denied
VA 3 7% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in California

Counties with the most City First Mortgage Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sacramento County 1280 0.0%
Merced County 531 20.0%
San Joaquin County 430 0.0%
Orange County 440 0.0%
San Bernardino County 210 0.0%
El Dorado County 210 0.0%
Los Angeles County 210 0.0%
Contra Costa County 200 0.0%
Placer County 220 0.0%
Ventura County 100 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: 45 applications in 2025, of which 32 were originated and 1 denied.

2.2% of all applications, or 2.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans City First Mortgage Services originated in California in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are City First Mortgage Services'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