Intelliloan · California · 2025

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

Intelliloan took 508 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #260 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 32.9% of them and denied 9.1% (19.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

508Applicationsin CA
19.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$445,000Median loanstate $385,000
$86MVolume43 counties

Intelliloan in California vs the state

9.1%Denial rate-8.36 pts vs state
19.3%Decision denial rate-3.15 pts vs state
32.9%Origination rate-23.33 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.14 pts vs state
$139kMedian applicant income
167Loans originated
46Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202369624610.8%10.00%#172
20244652096.2%6.25%#255
20255081679.1%6.13%#260

What Intelliloan lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 21 4% · 9.5% denied
Refinance 370 73% · 8.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 117 23% · 12.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 144 28% · 7.6% denied
FHA 351 69% · 9.7% denied
VA 13 3% · 7.7% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Credit history 20 43%
Debt-to-income ratio 7 15%
Collateral 6 13%
Unverifiable information 6 13%
Other 5 11%
Incomplete application 2 4%

Where in California

Counties with the most Intelliloan applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 1053810 9.5%
Riverside County 65176 9.2%
San Bernardino County 61235 8.2%
Sacramento County 31101 3.2%
Orange County 3095 16.7%
Kern County 3063 10.0%
San Diego County 2172 9.5%
Stanislaus County 1953 15.8%
San Joaquin County 1842 11.1%
Solano County 1751 5.9%

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: 508 applications in 2025, of which 167 were originated and 46 denied.

9.1% of all applications, or 19.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Intelliloan originated in California in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Intelliloan'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