Hightechlending · California · 2025

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

Hightechlending took 643 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #221 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.5% of them and denied 3.4% (3.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

643Applicationsin CA
3.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$405,000Median loanstate $385,000
$227MVolume42 counties

Hightechlending in California vs the state

3.4%Denial rate-14.00 pts vs state
3.9%Decision denial rate-18.49 pts vs state
72.5%Origination rate+16.27 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.38Rate spread (pts)+0.11 pts vs state
$42kMedian applicant income
466Loans originated
22Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235323555.1%7.38%#215
20246434463.4%7.13%#213
20256434663.4%6.50%#221

What Hightechlending lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 109 17% · 0.9% denied
Refinance 417 65% · 3.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 0% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 40 6% · 7.5% denied
Other / HELOC 74 12% · 2.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 257 40% · 7.0% denied
FHA 363 56% · 1.1% denied
VA 23 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Collateral 9 41%
Insufficient cash 5 23%
Other 5 23%
Credit history 3 14%

Where in California

Counties with the most Hightechlending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 1971379 4.6%
Orange County 71554 5.6%
Riverside County 51381 2.0%
San Diego County 46311 2.2%
San Bernardino County 35290 0.0%
Sacramento County 28220 0.0%
Santa Clara County 26222 7.7%
Placer County 21130 0.0%
Alameda County 19151 5.3%
Ventura County 15121 6.7%

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: 643 applications in 2025, of which 466 were originated and 22 denied.

3.4% of all applications, or 3.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

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

About this data. Figures are Hightechlending'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