Griffin Funding · California · 2025

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

Griffin Funding took 49 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #523 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 38.8% of them and denied 18.4% (26.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

49Applicationsin CA
26.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
8.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$355,000Median loanstate $385,000
$15MVolume19 counties

Griffin Funding in California vs the state

18.4%Denial rate+0.95 pts vs state
26.5%Decision denial rate+4.07 pts vs state
38.8%Origination rate-17.42 pts vs state
8.25%Median rate+1.63 pts vs state
1.74Rate spread (pts)+1.47 pts vs state
$237kMedian applicant income
19Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202433824.2%11.25%#580
2025491918.4%8.25%#523

What Griffin Funding lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 14 29% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 22 45% · 22.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 27% · 30.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 40 82% · 20.0% denied
FHA 3 6% · 33.3% denied
VA 6 12% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 6 67%
Other 2 22%
Incomplete application 1 11%

Where in California

Counties with the most Griffin Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 1134 36.4%
San Diego County 740 0.0%
Orange County 522 40.0%
Riverside County 430 0.0%
Santa Clara County 311 33.3%
Imperial County 200 0.0%
Alameda County 200 0.0%
Sacramento County 200 0.0%
Madera County 201 50.0%
Sonoma County 201 50.0%

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: 49 applications in 2025, of which 19 were originated and 9 denied.

18.4% of all applications, or 26.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Griffin Funding originated in California in 2025 was 8.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Griffin Funding'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