Data Mortgage · California · 2025

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

Data Mortgage took 169 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #385 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.8% of them and denied 4.7% (6.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

169Applicationsin CA
6.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$485,000Median loanstate $385,000
$61MVolume18 counties

Data Mortgage in California vs the state

4.7%Denial rate-12.69 pts vs state
6.1%Decision denial rate-16.34 pts vs state
72.8%Origination rate+16.58 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$164kMedian applicant income
123Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231431067.7%6.88%#375
20242141296.1%6.63%#345
20251691234.7%6.25%#385

What Data Mortgage lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 48 28% · 8.3% denied
Refinance 94 56% · 2.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 9% · 13.3% denied
Other / HELOC 12 7% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 53 31% · 7.6% denied
FHA 106 63% · 3.8% denied
VA 10 6% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Other 3 38%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 25%
Collateral 2 25%
Insufficient cash 1 13%

Where in California

Counties with the most Data Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 56392 3.6%
Riverside County 27182 7.4%
San Bernardino County 23151 4.3%
Orange County 22191 4.5%
Sacramento County 13111 7.7%
Kern County 650 0.0%
San Joaquin County 330 0.0%
San Diego County 310 0.0%
Butte County 210 0.0%
Santa Clara County 211 50.0%

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: 169 applications in 2025, of which 123 were originated and 8 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 Data Mortgage originated in California in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Data 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