Fifth Third Bank · California · 2025

Fifth Third Bank in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Fifth Third Bank took 88 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #461 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.0% of them and denied 12.5% (17.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

88Applicationsin CA
17.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$825,000Median loanstate $385,000
$62MVolume23 counties

Fifth Third Bank in California vs the state

12.5%Denial rate-4.92 pts vs state
17.5%Decision denial rate-4.94 pts vs state
58.0%Origination rate+1.75 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
0.01Rate spread (pts)-0.26 pts vs state
$293kMedian applicant income
51Loans originated
11Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023933816.1%6.63%#455
2024994815.2%6.25%#444
2025885112.5%6.00%#461

What Fifth Third Bank lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 42 48% · 14.3% denied
Refinance 29 33% · 10.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 13% · 18.2% denied
Home improvement 2 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 5% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 81 92% · 11.1% denied
FHA 4 5% · 25.0% denied
VA 3 3% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Credit history 4 36%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 27%
Collateral 2 18%
Incomplete application 2 18%

Where in California

Counties with the most Fifth Third Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Orange County 17150 0.0%
Los Angeles County 1464 28.6%
San Bernardino County 931 11.1%
Riverside County 960 0.0%
San Diego County 833 37.5%
Santa Clara County 421 25.0%
Kern County 421 25.0%
Placer County 320 0.0%
Ventura County 200 0.0%
Alameda County 220 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: 88 applications in 2025, of which 51 were originated and 11 denied.

12.5% of all applications, or 17.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Fifth Third Bank originated in California in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Fifth Third Bank'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