Educational Employees Credit Union · California · 2025

Educational Employees Credit Union in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Educational Employees Credit Union took 2,359 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #85 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 40.6% of them and denied 50.0% (51.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

2.4kApplicationsin CA
51.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$95,000Median loanstate $385,000
$149MVolume36 counties

Educational Employees Credit Union in California vs the state

50.0%Denial rate+32.56 pts vs state
51.9%Decision denial rate+29.45 pts vs state
40.6%Origination rate-15.63 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.76Rate spread (pts)-1.03 pts vs state
$130kMedian applicant income
957Loans originated
1,179Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,6811,02154.9%6.50%#63
20242,65090059.0%7.50%#68
20252,35995750.0%6.50%#85

What Educational Employees Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 155 7% · 18.1% denied
Refinance 339 14% · 45.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 12 1% · 75.0% denied
Home improvement 1,016 43% · 47.9% denied
Other / HELOC 837 35% · 59.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,359 100% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 817 69%
Credit history 143 12%
Incomplete application 115 10%
Collateral 51 4%
Other 44 4%
Unverifiable information 6 1%
Employment history 3 0%

Where in California

Counties with the most Educational Employees Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fresno County 1,460616710 48.6%
Tulare County 402133237 59.0%
Madera County 1656586 52.1%
Kings County 1014741 40.6%
San Luis Obispo County 582725 43.1%
Merced County 541929 53.7%
Kern County 21610 47.6%
Stanislaus County 1366 46.2%
Placer County 1054 40.0%
San Diego County 724 57.1%

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: 2,359 applications in 2025, of which 957 were originated and 1,179 denied.

50.0% of all applications, or 51.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Educational Employees Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Educational Employees 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