Downey Federal Credit Union · California · 2025

Downey Federal Credit Union in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Downey Federal Credit Union took 180 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #378 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.2% of them and denied 21.1% (30.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

180Applicationsin CA
30.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
5.90%Median ratestate 6.63%
$125,000Median loanstate $385,000
$12MVolume3 counties

Downey Federal Credit Union in California vs the state

21.1%Denial rate+3.69 pts vs state
30.9%Decision denial rate+8.49 pts vs state
47.2%Origination rate-8.98 pts vs state
5.90%Median rate-0.72 pts vs state
-1.67Rate spread (pts)-1.94 pts vs state
$137kMedian applicant income
85Loans originated
38Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202322714211.0%7.75%#326
20241267139.7%8.25%#409
20251808521.1%5.90%#378

What Downey Federal Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 4% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 8 4% · 12.5% denied
Home improvement 89 49% · 20.2% denied
Other / HELOC 76 42% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 180 100% · 21.1% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 23 61%
Other 7 18%
Credit history 4 11%
Collateral 4 11%

Where in California

Counties with the most Downey Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 80731 1.3%
Orange County 10100 0.0%
Riverside 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: 180 applications in 2025, of which 85 were originated and 38 denied.

21.1% of all applications, or 30.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Downey Federal Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 5.90%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Downey Federal 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