Clearpath Lending · California · 2025

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

Clearpath Lending took 146 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #395 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.8% of them and denied 9.6% (12.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

146Applicationsin CA
12.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
5.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$475,000Median loanstate $385,000
$49MVolume26 counties

Clearpath Lending in California vs the state

9.6%Denial rate-7.83 pts vs state
12.4%Decision denial rate-10.01 pts vs state
67.8%Origination rate+11.61 pts vs state
5.75%Median rate-0.88 pts vs state
-0.81Rate spread (pts)-1.08 pts vs state
$108kMedian applicant income
99Loans originated
14Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231328513.6%5.63%#392
20241418419.9%5.75%#393
2025146999.6%5.75%#395

What Clearpath Lending lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6 4% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 113 77% · 9.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 27 18% · 11.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6 4% · 33.3% denied
VA 140 96% · 8.6% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Other 9 64%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 14%
Credit history 2 14%
Employment history 1 7%

Where in California

Counties with the most Clearpath Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Bernardino County 21141 4.8%
Riverside County 19152 10.5%
San Diego County 1892 11.1%
Los Angeles County 12100 0.0%
Sacramento County 1070 0.0%
Kern County 1071 10.0%
Fresno County 732 28.6%
San Joaquin County 760 0.0%
Shasta County 660 0.0%
Merced County 421 25.0%

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: 146 applications in 2025, of which 99 were originated and 14 denied.

9.6% of all applications, or 12.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Clearpath Lending originated in California in 2025 was 5.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Clearpath 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