Franklin Loan · California · 2025

Franklin Loan in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Franklin Loan took 2,078 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #104 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.4% of them and denied 1.5% (1.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

2.1kApplicationsin CA
1.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$425,000Median loanstate $385,000
$787MVolume41 counties

Franklin Loan in California vs the state

1.5%Denial rate-15.93 pts vs state
1.8%Decision denial rate-20.56 pts vs state
77.4%Origination rate+21.18 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.44Rate spread (pts)+0.16 pts vs state
$155kMedian applicant income
1,608Loans originated
31Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,1829111.4%6.75%#121
20241,6631,2791.0%6.75%#103
20252,0781,6081.5%6.75%#104

What Franklin Loan lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,428 69% · 1.4% denied
Refinance 175 8% · 1.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 472 23% · 1.7% denied
Other / HELOC 3 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,600 77% · 1.3% denied
FHA 391 19% · 2.6% denied
VA 87 4% · 1.2% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 8 26%
Collateral 8 26%
Credit history 6 19%
Other 4 13%
Employment history 3 10%
Unverifiable information 1 3%
Insufficient cash 1 3%

Where in California

Counties with the most Franklin Loan applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Riverside County 81762111 1.3%
San Bernardino County 2842264 1.4%
Los Angeles County 1551062 1.3%
Orange County 1501160 0.0%
Monterey County 132994 3.0%
San Diego County 1251053 2.4%
Lake County 98820 0.0%
Stanislaus County 50470 0.0%
Kern County 26182 7.7%
San Luis Obispo County 23190 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: 2,078 applications in 2025, of which 1,608 were originated and 31 denied.

1.5% of all applications, or 1.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Franklin Loan originated in California in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Franklin Loan'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