HomeStreet Bank · California · 2025

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

HomeStreet Bank took 212 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #357 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.6% of them and denied 28.3% (36.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

212Applicationsin CA
36.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$215,000Median loanstate $385,000
$59MVolume27 counties

HomeStreet Bank in California vs the state

28.3%Denial rate+10.88 pts vs state
36.8%Decision denial rate+14.41 pts vs state
48.6%Origination rate-7.62 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
0.52Rate spread (pts)+0.24 pts vs state
$137kMedian applicant income
103Loans originated
60Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202339917334.1%8.50%#254
202432715631.8%8.75%#293
202521210328.3%7.75%#357

What HomeStreet Bank lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 22 10% · 4.6% denied
Refinance 4 2% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 48 23% · 14.6% denied
Home improvement 82 39% · 28.1% denied
Other / HELOC 56 26% · 48.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 205 97% · 28.3% denied
FHA 7 3% · 28.6% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Credit history 27 45%
Debt-to-income ratio 25 42%
Collateral 6 10%
Other 2 3%

Where in California

Counties with the most HomeStreet Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 784119 24.4%
San Bernardino County 441517 38.6%
San Diego County 27128 29.6%
Riverside County 17113 17.6%
Orange County 953 33.3%
Sacramento County 520 0.0%
Napa County 312 66.7%
Ventura County 311 33.3%
Santa Clara County 321 33.3%
Solano County 211 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: 212 applications in 2025, of which 103 were originated and 60 denied.

28.3% of all applications, or 36.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans HomeStreet Bank originated in California in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are HomeStreet Bank'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