Geneva Financial · California · 2025

Geneva Financial in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Geneva Financial took 204 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #362 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.9% of them and denied 1.5% (2.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

204Applicationsin CA
2.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$455,000Median loanstate $385,000
$53MVolume34 counties

Geneva Financial in California vs the state

1.5%Denial rate-15.95 pts vs state
2.6%Decision denial rate-19.84 pts vs state
55.9%Origination rate-0.32 pts vs state
7.13%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.87Rate spread (pts)+0.60 pts vs state
$136kMedian applicant income
114Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233651443.0%7.13%#263
20243582021.7%7.00%#285
20252041141.5%7.13%#362

What Geneva Financial lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 114 56% · 2.6% denied
Refinance 31 15% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 59 29% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 145 71% · 0.7% denied
FHA 53 26% · 3.8% denied
VA 6 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 33%
Incomplete application 1 33%
Collateral 1 33%

Where in California

Counties with the most Geneva Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Riverside County 44231 2.3%
Los Angeles County 32172 6.3%
San Bernardino County 1680 0.0%
Solano County 16110 0.0%
El Dorado County 1060 0.0%
Santa Clara County 830 0.0%
Kern County 850 0.0%
Santa Barbara County 860 0.0%
Fresno County 740 0.0%
Sacramento County 630 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: 204 applications in 2025, of which 114 were originated and 3 denied.

1.5% of all applications, or 2.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Geneva Financial originated in California in 2025 was 7.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Geneva Financial'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