Mortgage lender · Placerville, CA · LEI 549300KLBHBLTPBU7507

El Dorado Savings Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

El Dorado Savings Bank earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 19.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 20th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

432Applications2025
63.7%Originatedof applications
19.8%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$57MLoan volume2 states

El Dorado Savings Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

16.7%Denial rate (all applications)-1.31 pts vs national
19.8%Denial rate (decided applications)-2.76 pts vs national
63.7%Origination rate+5.63 pts vs national
10.7%Withdrawn by applicant
5.3%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$165,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$124kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

20th19.8% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

31st16.0%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231096812.8%15.1%5.75%$23M
20241195717.7%24.4%$19M
202543227516.7%19.8%$57M

What El Dorado Savings Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 73 17% · 15.1% denied
Refinance 129 30% · 16.3% denied
Home improvement 153 35% · 20.3% denied
Other / HELOC 77 18% · 11.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 432 100% · 16.7% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 19 manufactured homes, 24 investment properties.

Why El Dorado Savings Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 72 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 28 39%
Credit history 22 31%
Other 14 19%
Collateral 8 11%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at El Dorado Savings Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k562831.1%
$50k – $100k1117125.0%
$100k – $150k875718.9%
$150k – $250k1067411.4%
Over $250k613912.8%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34301542.3%
35–44663429.4%
45–54573912.5%
55–64885921.8%
65–741106915.6%
Over 74755314.1%

Where El Dorado Savings Bank lends

2 states and 11 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California40425417.1%#287
Nevada282110.7%#250

Frequently asked questions

El Dorado Savings Bank denied 19.8% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 20th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason El Dorado Savings Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 38.9% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 17% of its applications were for home purchases, 30% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 53% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with El Dorado Savings Bank. Data sources · Methodology