Encore Bank · California · 2025

Encore Bank in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Encore Bank took 7 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #767 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.4% of them and denied 14.3% (16.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

7Applicationsin CA
16.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$935,000Median loanstate $385,000
$3.3MVolume5 counties

Encore Bank in California vs the state

14.3%Denial rate-3.13 pts vs state
16.7%Decision denial rate-5.73 pts vs state
71.4%Origination rate+15.23 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.39Rate spread (pts)+0.11 pts vs state
$969kMedian applicant income
5Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023850.0%7.25%#766
20257514.3%7.25%#767

What Encore Bank lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 43% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 2 29% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 14% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 14% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6 86% · 16.7% denied
VA 1 14% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in California

Counties with the most Encore Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Kern County 320 0.0%
Orange County 101 100.0%
El Dorado County 110 0.0%
San Diego County 110 0.0%
Riverside 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: 7 applications in 2025, of which 5 were originated and 1 denied.

14.3% of all applications, or 16.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Encore Bank originated in California in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Encore Bank'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