Homestead Funding · California · 2025

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

Homestead Funding took 14 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #696 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 71.4% of them and denied 0.0% (0.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

14Applicationsin CA
0.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.06%Median ratestate 6.63%
$485,000Median loanstate $385,000
$5.7MVolume11 counties

Homestead Funding in California vs the state

0.0%Denial rate-17.42 pts vs state
0.0%Decision denial rate-22.40 pts vs state
71.4%Origination rate+15.23 pts vs state
6.06%Median rate-0.57 pts vs state
-0.18Rate spread (pts)-0.45 pts vs state
$170kMedian applicant income
10Loans originated
0Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231380.0%6.25%#702
202416126.3%6.56%#660
202514100.0%6.06%#696

What Homestead Funding lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 50% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 7 50% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 13 93% · 0.0% denied
VA 1 7% · 0.0% denied

Where in California

Counties with the most Homestead Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Alameda County 420 0.0%
Sacramento County 110 0.0%
Santa Cruz County 110 0.0%
Los Angeles County 110 0.0%
Riverside County 110 0.0%
Placer County 110 0.0%
San Bernardino County 100 0.0%
Marin County 110 0.0%
Kern County 110 0.0%
Sonoma County 100 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: 14 applications in 2025, of which 10 were originated and 0 denied.

0.0% of all applications, or 0.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Homestead Funding originated in California in 2025 was 6.06%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Homestead 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