First Nations Home Finance · California · 2025

First Nations Home Finance in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Nations Home Finance took 225 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #349 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.1% of them and denied 12.0% (13.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

225Applicationsin CA
13.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$305,000Median loanstate $385,000
$52MVolume11 counties

First Nations Home Finance in California vs the state

12.0%Denial rate-5.42 pts vs state
13.3%Decision denial rate-9.10 pts vs state
67.1%Origination rate+10.91 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
151Loans originated
27Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232781948.6%6.63%#298
20242241609.4%6.63%#336
202522515112.0%6.50%#349

What First Nations Home Finance lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 194 86% · 10.3% denied
Refinance 6 3% · 16.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 25 11% · 24.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 137 61% · 9.5% denied
FHA 32 14% · 12.5% denied
VA 23 10% · 17.4% denied
USDA / RHS 33 15% · 18.2% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 15 56%
Collateral 8 30%
Other 1 4%
Insufficient cash 1 4%
Credit history 1 4%
Incomplete application 1 4%

Where in California

Counties with the most First Nations Home Finance applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Bernardino County 16311421 12.9%
San Diego County 25161 4.0%
Riverside County 24145 20.8%
Orange County 320 0.0%
Los Angeles County 320 0.0%
Placer County 200 0.0%
Kern County 110 0.0%
Humboldt County 100 0.0%
Ventura County 100 0.0%
Sonoma 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: 225 applications in 2025, of which 151 were originated and 27 denied.

12.0% of all applications, or 13.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans First Nations Home Finance originated in California in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Nations Home Finance'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