Flagstar Bank · California · 2025

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

Flagstar Bank took 2,054 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #106 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.5% of them and denied 32.0% (40.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

2.1kApplicationsin CA
40.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$475,000Median loanstate $385,000
$643MVolume49 counties

Flagstar Bank in California vs the state

32.0%Denial rate+14.57 pts vs state
40.3%Decision denial rate+17.93 pts vs state
45.5%Origination rate-10.73 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.17Rate spread (pts)-0.11 pts vs state
$193kMedian applicant income
934Loans originated
657Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236,5873,40627.1%7.88%#27
20246,4033,42327.3%6.91%#32
20252,05493432.0%6.50%#106

What Flagstar Bank lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 910 44% · 35.1% denied
Refinance 331 16% · 32.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 677 33% · 26.0% denied
Home improvement 34 2% · 44.1% denied
Other / HELOC 102 5% · 39.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,822 89% · 30.4% denied
FHA 160 8% · 41.9% denied
VA 67 3% · 46.3% denied
USDA / RHS 5 0% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Incomplete application 318 48%
Debt-to-income ratio 221 34%
Credit history 43 7%
Collateral 33 5%
Other 33 5%
Unverifiable information 7 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in California

Counties with the most Flagstar Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 330138112 33.9%
San Bernardino County 32413281 25.0%
Riverside County 2059259 28.8%
San Diego County 1799162 34.6%
Orange County 1596954 34.0%
Santa Clara County 1025428 27.5%
Alameda County 864526 30.2%
Contra Costa County 824625 30.5%
Sacramento County 602624 40.0%
San Mateo County 50329 18.0%

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: 2,054 applications in 2025, of which 934 were originated and 657 denied.

32.0% of all applications, or 40.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Flagstar Bank originated in California in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Flagstar 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