Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group · California · 2025

Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group took 201 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #363 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 40.3% of them and denied 3.5% (6.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

201Applicationsin CA
6.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$415,000Median loanstate $385,000
$37MVolume35 counties

Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group in California vs the state

3.5%Denial rate-13.94 pts vs state
6.0%Decision denial rate-16.37 pts vs state
40.3%Origination rate-15.90 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.54Rate spread (pts)+0.27 pts vs state
$134kMedian applicant income
81Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233422180.9%6.63%#274
20243652012.2%6.63%#283
2025201813.5%6.63%#363

What Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 112 56% · 5.4% denied
Refinance 33 16% · 3.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 55 27% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 107 53% · 3.7% denied
FHA 64 32% · 4.7% denied
VA 30 15% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 6 86%
Employment history 1 14%

Where in California

Counties with the most Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Bernardino County 39162 5.1%
Riverside County 31130 0.0%
Los Angeles County 1881 5.6%
San Joaquin County 1151 9.1%
Kern County 1032 20.0%
Orange County 1021 10.0%
Sacramento County 810 0.0%
San Diego County 710 0.0%
Contra Costa County 740 0.0%
Amador County 660 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: 201 applications in 2025, of which 81 were originated and 7 denied.

3.5% of all applications, or 6.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group originated in California in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group'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