Emm Loans · California · 2025

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

Emm Loans took 63 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #498 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 34.9% of them and denied 4.8% (12.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

63Applicationsin CA
12.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$345,000Median loanstate $385,000
$8.5MVolume24 counties

Emm Loans in California vs the state

4.8%Denial rate-12.66 pts vs state
12.0%Decision denial rate-10.40 pts vs state
34.9%Origination rate-21.28 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$96kMedian applicant income
22Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231152610.4%6.13%#414
20241022019.6%5.88%#438
202563224.8%6.25%#498

What Emm Loans lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 8% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 58 92% · 5.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 14 22% · 0.0% denied
FHA 46 73% · 4.4% denied
VA 3 5% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 33%
Other 1 33%
Insufficient cash 1 33%

Where in California

Counties with the most Emm Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Bernardino County 920 0.0%
Kern County 620 0.0%
San Diego County 620 0.0%
Riverside County 540 0.0%
Fresno County 410 0.0%
Sacramento County 420 0.0%
Orange County 310 0.0%
Sonoma County 310 0.0%
Los Angeles County 310 0.0%
El Dorado County 310 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: 63 applications in 2025, of which 22 were originated and 3 denied.

4.8% of all applications, or 12.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Emm Loans originated in California in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Emm Loans'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