Elements Financial Federal Credit Union · California · 2025

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

Elements Financial Federal Credit Union took 17 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #664 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 35.3% of them and denied 41.2% (50.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

17Applicationsin CA
50.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
3.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$215,000Median loanstate $385,000
$1.7MVolume11 counties

Elements Financial Federal Credit Union in California vs the state

41.2%Denial rate+23.76 pts vs state
50.0%Decision denial rate+27.60 pts vs state
35.3%Origination rate-20.91 pts vs state
3.99%Median rate-2.64 pts vs state
-3.01Rate spread (pts)-3.28 pts vs state
$210kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023311732.3%3.99%#600
2024351837.1%5.99%#574
202517641.2%3.99%#664

What Elements Financial Federal Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4 24% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 18% · 66.7% denied
Home improvement 5 29% · 60.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 29% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 17 100% · 41.2% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 5 71%
Collateral 1 14%
Incomplete application 1 14%

Where in California

Counties with the most Elements Financial Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Diego County 320 0.0%
Los Angeles County 312 66.7%
Orange County 202 100.0%
Santa Clara County 210 0.0%
Siskiyou County 110 0.0%
Marin County 101 100.0%
Napa County 100 0.0%
Solano County 101 100.0%
Kern County 101 100.0%
San Bernardino 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: 17 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 7 denied.

41.2% of all applications, or 50.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Elements Financial Federal Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 3.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Elements Financial 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