Foothill Federal Credit Union · California · 2025

Foothill Federal Credit Union in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Foothill Federal Credit Union took 497 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #262 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.4% of them and denied 30.6% (30.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

497Applicationsin CA
30.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
4.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$135,000Median loanstate $385,000
$81MVolume11 counties

Foothill Federal Credit Union in California vs the state

30.6%Denial rate+13.16 pts vs state
30.6%Decision denial rate+8.18 pts vs state
69.4%Origination rate+13.22 pts vs state
4.99%Median rate-1.63 pts vs state
-2.11Rate spread (pts)-2.38 pts vs state
$158kMedian applicant income
345Loans originated
152Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233732908.9%5.75%#261
202445233415.3%6.38%#258
202549734530.6%4.99%#262

What Foothill Federal Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 30 6% · 10.0% denied
Refinance 85 17% · 14.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 1% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 214 43% · 32.7% denied
Other / HELOC 163 33% · 41.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 497 100% · 30.6% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Other 64 42%
Incomplete application 30 20%
Debt-to-income ratio 26 17%
Collateral 15 10%
Credit history 12 8%
Unverifiable information 5 3%

Where in California

Counties with the most Foothill Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 363253110 30.3%
San Bernardino County 926527 29.3%
Riverside County 18135 27.8%
Orange County 16115 31.3%
San Diego County 202 100.0%
Tulare County 110 0.0%
Sacramento County 101 100.0%
Madera County 110 0.0%
Imperial County 101 100.0%
Contra Costa County 101 100.0%

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: 497 applications in 2025, of which 345 were originated and 152 denied.

30.6% of all applications, or 30.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Foothill Federal Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 4.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Foothill Federal 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