Inspire Home Loans · California · 2025

Inspire Home Loans in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Inspire Home Loans took 992 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #174 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.9% of them and denied 11.0% (12.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

992Applicationsin CA
12.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
5.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$465,000Median loanstate $385,000
$327MVolume16 counties

Inspire Home Loans in California vs the state

11.0%Denial rate-6.43 pts vs state
12.6%Decision denial rate-9.78 pts vs state
69.9%Origination rate+13.66 pts vs state
5.63%Median rate-1.00 pts vs state
-0.46Rate spread (pts)-0.73 pts vs state
$135kMedian applicant income
693Loans originated
109Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202365244511.8%5.50%#188
20241,02168415.7%5.50%#154
202599269311.0%5.63%#174

What Inspire Home Loans lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 991 100% · 11.0% denied
Refinance 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 494 50% · 7.5% denied
FHA 414 42% · 15.9% denied
VA 84 8% · 7.1% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 74 68%
Credit history 16 15%
Other 13 12%
Unverifiable information 2 2%
Employment history 2 2%
Collateral 1 1%
Incomplete application 1 1%

Where in California

Counties with the most Inspire Home Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Riverside County 20314529 14.3%
Fresno County 1287826 20.3%
Merced County 91629 9.9%
Tulare County 886711 12.5%
San Joaquin County 76562 2.6%
Placer County 67461 1.5%
San Bernardino County 52394 7.7%
Los Angeles County 50366 12.0%
Madera County 49335 10.2%
Yolo County 48411 2.1%

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: 992 applications in 2025, of which 693 were originated and 109 denied.

11.0% of all applications, or 12.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Inspire Home Loans originated in California in 2025 was 5.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Inspire Home Loans'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