Georgia'S Own · California · 2025

Georgia'S Own in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Georgia'S Own took 62 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #500 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 51.6% of them and denied 30.7% (35.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

62Applicationsin CA
35.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
8.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$405,000Median loanstate $385,000
$14MVolume23 counties

Georgia'S Own in California vs the state

30.7%Denial rate+13.23 pts vs state
35.2%Decision denial rate+12.79 pts vs state
51.6%Origination rate-4.59 pts vs state
8.25%Median rate+1.63 pts vs state
0.93Rate spread (pts)+0.66 pts vs state
$262kMedian applicant income
32Loans originated
19Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202352835524.6%9.99%#216
202462539821.4%9.75%#219
2025623230.7%8.25%#500

What Georgia'S Own lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 3% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 14 23% · 28.6% denied
Home improvement 4 6% · 75.0% denied
Other / HELOC 42 68% · 28.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 62 100% · 30.7% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 12 63%
Other 4 21%
Collateral 3 16%

Where in California

Counties with the most Georgia'S Own applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 2297 31.8%
Santa Clara County 421 25.0%
Orange County 431 25.0%
San Diego County 431 25.0%
Riverside County 330 0.0%
San Francisco County 320 0.0%
Sacramento County 201 50.0%
San Mateo County 220 0.0%
Yolo County 220 0.0%
Marin County 202 100.0%

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: 62 applications in 2025, of which 32 were originated and 19 denied.

30.7% of all applications, or 35.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Georgia'S Own originated in California in 2025 was 8.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Georgia'S Own'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