Equity Wave Lending · California · 2025

Equity Wave Lending in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Equity Wave Lending took 331 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #305 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.7% of them and denied 16.6% (19.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

331Applicationsin CA
19.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
11.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $385,000
$75MVolume31 counties

Equity Wave Lending in California vs the state

16.6%Denial rate-0.80 pts vs state
19.4%Decision denial rate-2.97 pts vs state
64.7%Origination rate+8.45 pts vs state
11.99%Median rate+5.37 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$18kMedian applicant income
214Loans originated
55Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202351326321.3%12.50%#223
202449927120.8%12.25%#244
202533121416.6%11.99%#305

What Equity Wave Lending lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 22 7% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 12 4% · 41.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 297 90% · 16.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 331 100% · 16.6% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Collateral 22 40%
Credit history 16 29%
Other 9 16%
Employment history 3 5%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 4%
Unverifiable information 2 4%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in California

Counties with the most Equity Wave Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 1137517 15.0%
Orange County 644410 15.6%
San Diego County 29177 24.1%
Riverside County 25174 16.0%
San Bernardino County 18105 27.8%
Alameda County 1282 16.7%
Santa Clara County 1281 8.3%
Contra Costa County 1061 10.0%
Ventura County 943 33.3%
Monterey County 421 25.0%

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: 331 applications in 2025, of which 214 were originated and 55 denied.

16.6% of all applications, or 19.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Equity Wave Lending originated in California in 2025 was 11.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Equity Wave Lending'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