Evolve Bank & Trust · California · 2025

Evolve Bank & Trust in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Evolve Bank & Trust took 13 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #698 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.9% of them and denied 23.1% (27.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

13Applicationsin CA
27.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$725,000Median loanstate $385,000
$5.1MVolume4 counties

Evolve Bank & Trust in California vs the state

23.1%Denial rate+5.66 pts vs state
27.3%Decision denial rate+4.87 pts vs state
53.9%Origination rate-2.35 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.37 pts vs state
0.45Rate spread (pts)+0.18 pts vs state
$233kMedian applicant income
7Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231651066.7%6.50%#360
202484612.4%6.88%#461
202513723.1%6.99%#698

What Evolve Bank & Trust lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8 62% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 3 23% · 66.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 15% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 12 92% · 25.0% denied
FHA 1 8% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Incomplete application 2 67%
Other 1 33%

Where in California

Counties with the most Evolve Bank & Trust applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 1062 20.0%
Orange County 101 100.0%
San Diego County 110 0.0%
Monterey County 100 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: 13 applications in 2025, of which 7 were originated and 3 denied.

23.1% of all applications, or 27.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Evolve Bank & Trust originated in California in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Evolve Bank & Trust'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