Digital · California · 2025

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

Digital took 360 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #300 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 41.1% of them and denied 17.2% (29.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

360Applicationsin CA
29.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.74%Median ratestate 6.63%
$385,000Median loanstate $385,000
$57MVolume26 counties

Digital in California vs the state

17.2%Denial rate-0.20 pts vs state
29.3%Decision denial rate+6.85 pts vs state
41.1%Origination rate-15.09 pts vs state
7.74%Median rate+1.12 pts vs state
0.46Rate spread (pts)+0.19 pts vs state
$237kMedian applicant income
148Loans originated
62Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202356622718.7%6.50%#204
202449016121.0%7.87%#247
202536014817.2%7.74%#300

What Digital lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 76 21% · 10.5% denied
Refinance 67 19% · 14.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 57 16% · 21.1% denied
Home improvement 95 26% · 14.7% denied
Other / HELOC 65 18% · 27.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 360 100% · 17.2% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 33 53%
Collateral 11 18%
Other 8 13%
Credit history 6 10%
Unverifiable information 4 6%

Where in California

Counties with the most Digital applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 482610 20.8%
Alameda County 48167 14.6%
Orange County 43226 14.0%
Santa Clara County 41155 12.2%
Contra Costa County 33127 21.2%
San Joaquin County 31104 12.9%
San Diego County 2384 17.4%
Riverside County 2087 35.0%
Sacramento County 1874 22.2%
San Bernardino County 951 11.1%

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: 360 applications in 2025, of which 148 were originated and 62 denied.

17.2% of all applications, or 29.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Digital originated in California in 2025 was 7.74%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Digital'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