First Bridge Funding · California · 2025

First Bridge Funding in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Bridge Funding took 145 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #397 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 91.0% of them and denied 0.0% (0.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

145Applicationsin CA
0.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
9.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$635,000Median loanstate $385,000
$134MVolume27 counties

First Bridge Funding in California vs the state

0.0%Denial rate-17.42 pts vs state
0.0%Decision denial rate-22.40 pts vs state
91.0%Origination rate+34.83 pts vs state
9.99%Median rate+3.37 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$84kMedian applicant income
132Loans originated
0Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20241311150.0%9.99%#401
20251451320.0%9.99%#397

What First Bridge Funding lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 92 63% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 52 36% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 145 100% · 0.0% denied

Where in California

Counties with the most First Bridge Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Santa Clara County 22200 0.0%
San Francisco County 19170 0.0%
Marin County 18180 0.0%
Sonoma County 14130 0.0%
Contra Costa County 1290 0.0%
Napa County 880 0.0%
Alameda County 760 0.0%
Orange County 770 0.0%
Los Angeles County 660 0.0%
Solano County 430 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: 145 applications in 2025, of which 132 were originated and 0 denied.

0.0% of all applications, or 0.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans First Bridge Funding originated in California in 2025 was 9.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Bridge Funding'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