Googain · California · 2025

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

Googain took 1,101 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #161 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 84.7% of them and denied 0.5% (0.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

1.1kApplicationsin CA
0.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$645,000Median loanstate $385,000
$703MVolume30 counties

Googain in California vs the state

0.5%Denial rate-16.97 pts vs state
0.5%Decision denial rate-21.87 pts vs state
84.7%Origination rate+28.54 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.00Rate spread (pts)-0.27 pts vs state
$268kMedian applicant income
933Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234273540.5%6.75%#243
20248277430.0%6.63%#179
20251,1019330.5%6.49%#161

What Googain lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 461 42% · 0.7% denied
Refinance 561 51% · 0.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 78 7% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,101 100% · 0.5% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Other 3 60%
Credit history 2 40%

Where in California

Counties with the most Googain applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Santa Clara County 3693082 0.5%
Alameda County 1811531 0.6%
San Diego County 85700 0.0%
Contra Costa County 65590 0.0%
San Mateo County 59550 0.0%
Sacramento County 52472 3.8%
San Francisco County 48400 0.0%
San Joaquin County 42350 0.0%
Los Angeles County 40340 0.0%
Orange County 35280 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: 1,101 applications in 2025, of which 933 were originated and 5 denied.

0.5% of all applications, or 0.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Googain originated in California in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Googain'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