Fairwinds Credit Union · California · 2025

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

Fairwinds Credit Union took 21 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #632 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.4% of them and denied 23.8% (31.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

21Applicationsin CA
31.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
5.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$965,000Median loanstate $385,000
$9.7MVolume12 counties

Fairwinds Credit Union in California vs the state

23.8%Denial rate+6.39 pts vs state
31.3%Decision denial rate+8.85 pts vs state
52.4%Origination rate-3.82 pts vs state
5.88%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
-0.17Rate spread (pts)-0.44 pts vs state
$264kMedian applicant income
11Loans originated
5Denied

What Fairwinds Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 18 86% · 22.2% denied
Refinance 1 5% · 100.0% denied
Home improvement 1 5% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 5% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 21 100% · 23.8% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 40%
Unverifiable information 1 20%
Insufficient cash 1 20%
Collateral 1 20%

Where in California

Counties with the most Fairwinds Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 722 28.6%
Monterey County 220 0.0%
Placer County 220 0.0%
Fresno County 202 100.0%
San Diego County 110 0.0%
Kern County 100 0.0%
Orange County 110 0.0%
San Bernardino County 110 0.0%
Tulare County 101 100.0%
Mendocino 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: 21 applications in 2025, of which 11 were originated and 5 denied.

23.8% of all applications, or 31.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Fairwinds Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 5.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Fairwinds 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