Fay Servicing · California · 2025

Fay Servicing in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Fay Servicing took 102 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #438 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 16.7% of them and denied 16.7% (43.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

102Applicationsin CA
43.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.41%Median ratestate 6.63%
$535,000Median loanstate $385,000
$7.7MVolume28 counties

Fay Servicing in California vs the state

16.7%Denial rate-0.75 pts vs state
43.6%Decision denial rate+21.19 pts vs state
16.7%Origination rate-39.53 pts vs state
7.41%Median rate+0.79 pts vs state
0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.14 pts vs state
$219kMedian applicant income
17Loans originated
17Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202342232.4%8.75%#560
202461436.6%7.29%#503
20251021716.7%7.41%#438

What Fay Servicing lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 7% · 28.6% denied
Refinance 52 51% · 15.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 43 42% · 16.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 91 89% · 13.2% denied
FHA 9 9% · 44.4% denied
VA 2 2% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 8 47%
Other 3 18%
Credit history 3 18%
Collateral 3 18%

Where in California

Counties with the most Fay Servicing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 2434 16.7%
Sacramento County 970 0.0%
Orange County 901 11.1%
San Diego County 802 25.0%
Riverside County 700 0.0%
San Francisco County 610 0.0%
San Bernardino County 401 25.0%
Sonoma County 401 25.0%
Contra Costa County 300 0.0%
Alameda County 301 33.3%

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: 102 applications in 2025, of which 17 were originated and 17 denied.

16.7% of all applications, or 43.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Fay Servicing originated in California in 2025 was 7.41%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Fay Servicing'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