Encompass Lending Group · California · 2025

Encompass Lending Group in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Encompass Lending Group took 89 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #460 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.1% of them and denied 4.5% (7.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

89Applicationsin CA
7.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$435,000Median loanstate $385,000
$21MVolume20 counties

Encompass Lending Group in California vs the state

4.5%Denial rate-12.93 pts vs state
7.3%Decision denial rate-15.13 pts vs state
55.1%Origination rate-1.14 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.65Rate spread (pts)+0.38 pts vs state
$128kMedian applicant income
49Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023530.0%7.25%#819
202417115.9%7.12%#651
202589494.5%6.63%#460

What Encompass Lending Group lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 60 67% · 3.3% denied
Refinance 13 15% · 7.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 16 18% · 6.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 58 65% · 5.2% denied
FHA 26 29% · 3.9% denied
VA 4 4% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Other 1 25%
Collateral 1 25%
Unverifiable information 1 25%
Employment history 1 25%

Where in California

Counties with the most Encompass Lending Group applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Diego County 18101 5.6%
Riverside County 14101 7.1%
Los Angeles County 1040 0.0%
San Bernardino County 750 0.0%
San Joaquin County 740 0.0%
Tuolumne County 610 0.0%
Fresno County 530 0.0%
Orange County 421 25.0%
Sacramento County 420 0.0%
Kern County 320 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: 89 applications in 2025, of which 49 were originated and 4 denied.

4.5% of all applications, or 7.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Encompass Lending Group originated in California in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Encompass Lending Group'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