Guild Mortgage · California · 2025

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

Guild Mortgage took 6,122 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #34 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.3% of them and denied 3.5% (4.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

6.1kApplicationsin CA
4.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$395,000Median loanstate $385,000
$1.8BVolume57 counties

Guild Mortgage in California vs the state

3.5%Denial rate-13.97 pts vs state
4.4%Decision denial rate-17.99 pts vs state
67.3%Origination rate+11.07 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$140kMedian applicant income
4,118Loans originated
211Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,8023,3463.2%6.63%#35
20245,9784,1783.1%6.63%#33
20256,1224,1183.5%6.50%#34

What Guild Mortgage lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4,024 66% · 2.3% denied
Refinance 712 12% · 4.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,335 22% · 5.5% denied
Home improvement 3 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 48 1% · 29.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,749 78% · 3.5% denied
FHA 1,074 18% · 3.9% denied
VA 292 5% · 1.7% denied
USDA / RHS 7 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 78 37%
Other 42 20%
Collateral 41 19%
Credit history 28 13%
Insufficient cash 7 3%
Unverifiable information 7 3%
Incomplete application 6 3%
Employment history 2 1%

Where in California

Counties with the most Guild Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sacramento County 93865923 2.5%
San Diego County 51731928 5.4%
Los Angeles County 44425325 5.6%
Riverside County 35225720 5.7%
Placer County 2621765 1.9%
Stanislaus County 2551857 2.7%
San Bernardino County 24515112 4.9%
Solano County 2271517 3.1%
El Dorado County 2061443 1.5%
Sonoma County 1981523 1.5%

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: 6,122 applications in 2025, of which 4,118 were originated and 211 denied.

3.5% of all applications, or 4.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Guild Mortgage originated in California in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Guild Mortgage'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