Families and Schools Together Federal Credit Union · California · 2025

Families and Schools Together Federal Credit Union in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Families and Schools Together Federal Credit Union took 112 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #423 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 33.9% of them and denied 33.9% (41.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

112Applicationsin CA
41.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$85,000Median loanstate $385,000
$3.3MVolume5 counties

Families and Schools Together Federal Credit Union in California vs the state

33.9%Denial rate+16.51 pts vs state
41.3%Decision denial rate+18.90 pts vs state
33.9%Origination rate-22.27 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$97kMedian applicant income
38Loans originated
38Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231265339.7%7.74%#399
20251123833.9%#423

What Families and Schools Together Federal Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 29 26% · 34.5% denied
Refinance 5 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 17 15% · 41.2% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 100.0% denied
Other / HELOC 60 54% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 112 100% · 33.9% denied

Where in California

Counties with the most Families and Schools Together Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Kings County 853528 32.9%
Fresno County 1017 70.0%
Tulare County 210 0.0%
Riverside 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: 112 applications in 2025, of which 38 were originated and 38 denied.

33.9% of all applications, or 41.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Families and Schools Together Federal 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