First Savings Bank · California · 2025

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

First Savings Bank took 68 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #487 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.6% of them and denied 32.4% (40.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

68Applicationsin CA
40.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$545,000Median loanstate $385,000
$20MVolume20 counties

First Savings Bank in California vs the state

32.4%Denial rate+14.93 pts vs state
40.0%Decision denial rate+17.60 pts vs state
45.6%Origination rate-10.61 pts vs state
7.63%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
0.34Rate spread (pts)+0.06 pts vs state
$188kMedian applicant income
31Loans originated
22Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231931167.8%6.88%#345
2024892952.8%7.63%#455
2025683132.4%7.63%#487

What First Savings Bank lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 7% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 30 44% · 26.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 33 49% · 42.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 68 100% · 32.4% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 10 45%
Credit history 7 32%
Collateral 4 18%
Incomplete application 1 5%

Where in California

Counties with the most First Savings Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Riverside County 1072 20.0%
Los Angeles County 833 37.5%
Sacramento County 733 42.9%
Orange County 732 28.6%
San Bernardino County 513 60.0%
Contra Costa County 420 0.0%
Merced County 302 66.7%
San Diego County 312 66.7%
Fresno County 320 0.0%
Alameda County 301 33.3%

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: 68 applications in 2025, of which 31 were originated and 22 denied.

32.4% of all applications, or 40.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans First Savings Bank originated in California in 2025 was 7.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Savings 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