Empeople Credit Union · California · 2025

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

Empeople Credit Union took 28 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #601 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.9% of them and denied 21.4% (24.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

28Applicationsin CA
24.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$220,000Median loanstate $385,000
$4.5MVolume16 counties

Empeople Credit Union in California vs the state

21.4%Denial rate+4.01 pts vs state
24.0%Decision denial rate+1.60 pts vs state
67.9%Origination rate+11.66 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
-0.67Rate spread (pts)-0.94 pts vs state
$168kMedian applicant income
19Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023382042.1%7.18%#578
2024352322.9%6.99%#576
2025281921.4%6.49%#601

What Empeople Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8 29% · 12.5% denied
Refinance 10 36% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 7% · 50.0% denied
Home improvement 5 18% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 11% · 66.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 28 100% · 21.4% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Credit history 4 67%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 17%
Collateral 1 17%

Where in California

Counties with the most Empeople Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Madera County 412 50.0%
Los Angeles County 330 0.0%
Orange County 312 66.7%
Riverside County 320 0.0%
Imperial County 211 50.0%
Ventura County 220 0.0%
Santa Barbara County 220 0.0%
Placer County 110 0.0%
Sonoma County 110 0.0%
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: 28 applications in 2025, of which 19 were originated and 6 denied.

21.4% of all applications, or 24.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Empeople Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Empeople 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