Credit Union Mortgage Association · California · 2025

Credit Union Mortgage Association in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Credit Union Mortgage Association took 72 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #483 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.8% of them and denied 2.8% (5.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

72Applicationsin CA
5.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
5.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$765,000Median loanstate $385,000
$24MVolume19 counties

Credit Union Mortgage Association in California vs the state

2.8%Denial rate-14.64 pts vs state
5.7%Decision denial rate-16.69 pts vs state
45.8%Origination rate-10.37 pts vs state
5.38%Median rate-1.25 pts vs state
-0.79Rate spread (pts)-1.06 pts vs state
$224kMedian applicant income
33Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202331149.7%5.69%#599
202418616.7%6.38%#647
202572332.8%5.38%#483

What Credit Union Mortgage Association lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 19 26% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 44 61% · 2.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 11% · 12.5% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 71 99% · 2.8% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Credit history 1 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%

Where in California

Counties with the most Credit Union Mortgage Association applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 1780 0.0%
Sacramento County 820 0.0%
San Diego County 830 0.0%
San Francisco County 640 0.0%
Orange County 541 20.0%
Alameda County 420 0.0%
San Mateo County 420 0.0%
Kern County 210 0.0%
Placer County 210 0.0%
Marin County 200 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: 72 applications in 2025, of which 33 were originated and 2 denied.

2.8% of all applications, or 5.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Credit Union Mortgage Association originated in California in 2025 was 5.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Credit Union Mortgage Association'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