First U.S. Community Credit Union · California · 2025

First U.S. Community Credit Union in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First U.S. Community Credit Union took 118 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #415 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.8% of them and denied 15.3% (18.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

118Applicationsin CA
18.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $385,000
$16MVolume14 counties

First U.S. Community Credit Union in California vs the state

15.3%Denial rate-2.17 pts vs state
18.0%Decision denial rate-4.40 pts vs state
67.8%Origination rate+11.60 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$140kMedian applicant income
80Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231338114.3%#389
2024105699.5%#431
20251188015.3%#415

What First U.S. Community Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 29 25% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 33 28% · 24.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 35 30% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 21 18% · 14.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 118 100% · 15.3% denied

Where in California

Counties with the most First U.S. Community Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sacramento County 37256 16.2%
Placer County 36235 13.9%
Nevada County 23166 26.1%
El Dorado County 421 25.0%
San Joaquin County 330 0.0%
Solano County 330 0.0%
Santa Clara County 210 0.0%
Yuba County 200 0.0%
Contra Costa County 220 0.0%
Amador County 220 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: 118 applications in 2025, of which 80 were originated and 18 denied.

15.3% of all applications, or 18.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are First U.S. Community Credit Union'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