Golden Empire Mortgage · Oregon · 2025

Golden Empire Mortgage in Oregon: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Golden Empire Mortgage took 132 mortgage applications in Oregon in 2025, ranking #151 of 700 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.0% of them and denied 6.1% (7.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.3%.

132Applicationsin OR
7.4%Decision denial ratestate 19.2%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$365,000Median loanstate $275,000
$39MVolume15 counties

Golden Empire Mortgage in Oregon vs the state

6.1%Denial rate-9.25 pts vs state
7.4%Decision denial rate-11.75 pts vs state
75.0%Origination rate+14.38 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.36Rate spread (pts)+0.08 pts vs state
$130kMedian applicant income
99Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in Oregon

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231791233.9%6.75%#114
20241501235.3%6.99%#129
2025132996.1%6.63%#151

What Golden Empire Mortgage lends in Oregon

By loan purpose

Home purchase 99 75% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 14 11% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 19 14% · 21.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 102 77% · 6.9% denied
FHA 21 16% · 0.0% denied
VA 9 7% · 11.1% denied

Why it denied Oregon applicants

Collateral 4 50%
Other 2 25%
Insufficient cash 1 13%
Credit history 1 13%

Where in Oregon

Counties with the most Golden Empire Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Clatsop County 87683 3.4%
Multnomah County 961 11.1%
Clackamas County 752 28.6%
Washington County 751 14.3%
Deschutes County 660 0.0%
Douglas County 320 0.0%
Grant County 201 50.0%
Lincoln County 220 0.0%
Jefferson County 200 0.0%
Jackson County 220 0.0%

Other large lenders in Oregon

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Onpoint Community Credit UnionB 10,71015.7%7.50%
Rocket MortgageC 6,64916.3%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 6,60010.4%6.25%
Guild MortgageA 6,0342.6%6.55%
U.S. BankD 4,87531.6%7.85%
Umpqua BankC 3,15523.0%7.50%
NewrezD 2,94512.9%6.63%
CMG MortgageA 2,7022.9%6.50%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 2,64210.2%6.62%
Rogue Credit UnionC 2,51110.2%7.49%

Frequently asked questions

Oregon: 132 applications in 2025, of which 99 were originated and 8 denied.

6.1% of all applications, or 7.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Oregon statewide average across all lenders was 15.3%.

The median rate on loans Golden Empire Mortgage originated in Oregon in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Golden Empire Mortgage's own HMDA filing for properties located in Oregon, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology