First Heritage Mortgage · California · 2025

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

First Heritage Mortgage took 8 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #755 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.5% of them and denied 12.5% (16.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

8Applicationsin CA
16.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$675,000Median loanstate $385,000
$2.9MVolume4 counties

First Heritage Mortgage in California vs the state

12.5%Denial rate-4.92 pts vs state
16.7%Decision denial rate-5.73 pts vs state
62.5%Origination rate+6.30 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.19Rate spread (pts)-0.08 pts vs state
$212kMedian applicant income
5Loans originated
1Denied

What First Heritage Mortgage lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6 75% · 16.7% denied
Refinance 1 13% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 13% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 7 88% · 14.3% denied
VA 1 13% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Collateral 1 100%

Where in California

Counties with the most First Heritage Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Diego County 301 33.3%
Riverside County 330 0.0%
San Bernardino County 110 0.0%
Orange County 110 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: 8 applications in 2025, of which 5 were originated and 1 denied.

12.5% of all applications, or 16.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans First Heritage Mortgage originated in California in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Heritage 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