CMG Mortgage · California · 2025

CMG Mortgage in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

CMG Mortgage took 7,440 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #30 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.2% of them and denied 4.7% (6.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

7.4kApplicationsin CA
6.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$525,000Median loanstate $385,000
$3.1BVolume53 counties

CMG Mortgage in California vs the state

4.7%Denial rate-12.74 pts vs state
6.1%Decision denial rate-16.26 pts vs state
63.2%Origination rate+6.95 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.19Rate spread (pts)-0.08 pts vs state
$190kMedian applicant income
4,698Loans originated
348Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,8542,9966.3%6.75%#33
20245,9433,7646.2%6.75%#34
20257,4404,6984.7%6.63%#30

What CMG Mortgage lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4,309 58% · 2.7% denied
Refinance 1,839 25% · 7.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 986 13% · 5.6% denied
Home improvement 21 0% · 9.5% denied
Other / HELOC 285 4% · 13.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5,893 79% · 5.1% denied
FHA 907 12% · 3.0% denied
VA 490 7% · 2.7% denied
USDA / RHS 150 2% · 3.3% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 120 34%
Credit history 57 16%
Other 47 14%
Unverifiable information 43 12%
Incomplete application 40 11%
Collateral 35 10%
Employment history 5 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in California

Counties with the most CMG Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 1,25975777 6.1%
San Diego County 79751935 4.4%
Riverside County 56435429 5.1%
Alameda County 52941216 3.0%
Contra Costa County 52737317 3.2%
Orange County 48627718 3.7%
Ventura County 40528215 3.7%
Sacramento County 38521313 3.4%
San Bernardino County 35320920 5.7%
San Joaquin County 18511612 6.5%

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: 7,440 applications in 2025, of which 4,698 were originated and 348 denied.

4.7% of all applications, or 6.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans CMG Mortgage originated in California in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are CMG Mortgage'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