Community First Credit Union · California · 2025

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

Community First Credit Union took 254 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #332 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.0% of them and denied 15.0% (18.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

254Applicationsin CA
18.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $385,000
$24MVolume10 counties

Community First Credit Union in California vs the state

15.0%Denial rate-2.46 pts vs state
18.4%Decision denial rate-4.04 pts vs state
63.0%Origination rate+6.79 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
1.50Rate spread (pts)+1.22 pts vs state
$93kMedian applicant income
160Loans originated
38Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202322714715.4%7.25%#327
202424115318.7%8.25%#321
202525416015.0%7.75%#332

What Community First Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 50 20% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 17 7% · 29.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 187 74% · 16.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 254 100% · 15.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 18 47%
Other 12 32%
Collateral 4 11%
Unverifiable information 2 5%
Credit history 2 5%

Where in California

Counties with the most Community First Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sonoma County 1258817 13.6%
Lake County 533010 18.9%
Mendocino County 53268 15.1%
Napa County 14110 0.0%
Humboldt County 412 50.0%
Contra Costa County 110 0.0%
Shasta County 110 0.0%
Monterey County 110 0.0%
Solano County 110 0.0%
Marin County 101 100.0%

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: 254 applications in 2025, of which 160 were originated and 38 denied.

15.0% of all applications, or 18.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Community First Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Community First 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