First Community Mortgage · California · 2025

First Community Mortgage in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Community Mortgage took 178 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #380 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.8% of them and denied 10.7% (11.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

178Applicationsin CA
11.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$450,000Median loanstate $385,000
$62MVolume32 counties

First Community Mortgage in California vs the state

10.7%Denial rate-6.75 pts vs state
11.9%Decision denial rate-10.52 pts vs state
70.8%Origination rate+14.59 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$154kMedian applicant income
126Loans originated
19Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202367546.0%6.63%#500
20242121528.0%6.75%#347
202517812610.7%6.25%#380

What First Community Mortgage lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 128 72% · 7.0% denied
Refinance 24 13% · 4.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 24 13% · 37.5% denied
Home improvement 2 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 126 71% · 11.1% denied
FHA 45 25% · 8.9% denied
VA 6 3% · 16.7% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 10 53%
Collateral 4 21%
Other 2 11%
Incomplete application 2 11%
Credit history 1 5%

Where in California

Counties with the most First Community Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fresno County 37305 13.5%
Tulare County 31241 3.2%
Kern County 18105 27.8%
Madera County 1191 9.1%
Los Angeles County 852 25.0%
Orange County 851 12.5%
San Diego County 760 0.0%
Riverside County 641 16.7%
Santa Clara County 650 0.0%
San Bernardino County 530 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: 178 applications in 2025, of which 126 were originated and 19 denied.

10.7% of all applications, or 11.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans First Community Mortgage originated in California in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Community Mortgage'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