Clearedge Lending · California · 2025

Clearedge Lending in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Clearedge Lending took 1,378 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #137 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.2% of them and denied 18.7% (21.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

1.4kApplicationsin CA
21.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$785,000Median loanstate $385,000
$929MVolume41 counties

Clearedge Lending in California vs the state

18.7%Denial rate+1.23 pts vs state
21.9%Decision denial rate-0.51 pts vs state
65.2%Origination rate+8.97 pts vs state
7.13%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.67Rate spread (pts)+0.40 pts vs state
$380kMedian applicant income
898Loans originated
257Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202356835319.9%7.88%#203
202491358816.5%7.38%#168
20251,37889818.7%7.13%#137

What Clearedge Lending lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 799 58% · 12.6% denied
Refinance 176 13% · 31.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 309 22% · 26.5% denied
Other / HELOC 94 7% · 20.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,378 100% · 18.7% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Collateral 114 44%
Incomplete application 51 20%
Debt-to-income ratio 37 14%
Other 19 7%
Unverifiable information 13 5%
Credit history 13 5%
Insufficient cash 7 3%
Employment history 3 1%

Where in California

Counties with the most Clearedge Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 51833189 17.2%
Orange County 18411635 19.0%
San Diego County 1106726 23.6%
Riverside County 956218 18.9%
San Bernardino County 50348 16.0%
Ventura County 49357 14.3%
Santa Barbara County 45367 15.6%
Alameda County 36228 22.2%
San Luis Obispo County 32243 9.4%
Contra Costa County 26195 19.2%

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: 1,378 applications in 2025, of which 898 were originated and 257 denied.

18.7% of all applications, or 21.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Clearedge Lending originated in California in 2025 was 7.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Clearedge Lending'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