Deseret First Credit Union · California · 2025

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

Deseret First Credit Union took 10 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #731 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.0% of them and denied 20.0% (20.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

10Applicationsin CA
20.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $385,000
$2.2MVolume8 counties

Deseret First Credit Union in California vs the state

20.0%Denial rate+2.58 pts vs state
20.0%Decision denial rate-2.40 pts vs state
80.0%Origination rate+23.80 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
-0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.47 pts vs state
$246kMedian applicant income
8Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235340.0%6.50%#835
202510820.0%7.50%#731

What Deseret First Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 20% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 3 30% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 5 50% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10 100% · 20.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 100%

Where in California

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Kern County 220 0.0%
San Bernardino County 211 50.0%
Shasta County 110 0.0%
Santa Barbara County 110 0.0%
San Diego County 101 100.0%
Orange County 110 0.0%
Sacramento County 110 0.0%
Los Angeles County 110 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: 10 applications in 2025, of which 8 were originated and 2 denied.

20.0% of all applications, or 20.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Deseret First Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Deseret 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