Investor Mortgage Finance · California · 2025

Investor Mortgage Finance in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Investor Mortgage Finance took 126 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #408 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.0% of them and denied 23.8% (32.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

126Applicationsin CA
32.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.03%Median ratestate 6.63%
$415,000Median loanstate $385,000
$29MVolume0 counties

Investor Mortgage Finance in California vs the state

23.8%Denial rate+6.39 pts vs state
32.3%Decision denial rate+9.86 pts vs state
50.0%Origination rate-6.20 pts vs state
7.03%Median rate+0.40 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
63Loans originated
30Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20241437614.0%7.13%#388
20251266323.8%7.03%#408

What Investor Mortgage Finance lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 36 29% · 27.8% denied
Refinance 27 21% · 22.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 63 50% · 22.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 126 100% · 23.8% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Collateral 14 47%
Credit history 8 27%
Unverifiable information 6 20%
Incomplete application 1 3%
Insufficient cash 1 3%

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: 126 applications in 2025, of which 63 were originated and 30 denied.

23.8% of all applications, or 32.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Investor Mortgage Finance originated in California in 2025 was 7.03%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Investor Mortgage Finance'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