First American Bank · California · 2025

First American Bank in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First American Bank took 30 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #595 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.3% of them and denied 40.0% (42.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

30Applicationsin CA
42.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$225,000Median loanstate $385,000
$3.8MVolume9 counties

First American Bank in California vs the state

40.0%Denial rate+22.58 pts vs state
42.9%Decision denial rate+20.46 pts vs state
53.3%Origination rate-2.87 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
0.23Rate spread (pts)-0.04 pts vs state
$166kMedian applicant income
16Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023251724.0%8.50%#626
2024291737.9%8.50%#598
2025301640.0%7.50%#595

What First American Bank lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 17% · 100.0% denied
Refinance 10 33% · 40.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 3% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 10 33% · 10.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 13% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 30 100% · 40.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 10 83%
Other 2 17%

Where in California

Counties with the most First American Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Diego County 1165 45.5%
Los Angeles County 624 66.7%
Marin County 412 50.0%
Orange County 220 0.0%
Merced County 210 0.0%
Madera County 220 0.0%
Kern County 110 0.0%
San Bernardino County 110 0.0%
Monterey County 101 100.0%

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: 30 applications in 2025, of which 16 were originated and 12 denied.

40.0% of all applications, or 42.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans First American Bank originated in California in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First American 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