Jmac Lending · California · 2025

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

Jmac Lending took 2,336 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #87 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.0% of them and denied 3.8% (5.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

2.3kApplicationsin CA
5.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$505,000Median loanstate $385,000
$881MVolume47 counties

Jmac Lending in California vs the state

3.8%Denial rate-13.61 pts vs state
5.5%Decision denial rate-16.94 pts vs state
66.0%Origination rate+9.77 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.36Rate spread (pts)+0.08 pts vs state
$163kMedian applicant income
1,541Loans originated
89Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20238545236.9%6.88%#151
20241,5349555.9%6.88%#114
20252,3361,5413.8%6.63%#87

What Jmac Lending lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,514 65% · 2.4% denied
Refinance 271 12% · 3.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 551 24% · 8.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,778 76% · 4.1% denied
FHA 494 21% · 3.0% denied
VA 57 2% · 1.8% denied
USDA / RHS 7 0% · 14.3% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 41 46%
Collateral 23 26%
Other 16 18%
Credit history 6 7%
Incomplete application 2 2%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in California

Counties with the most Jmac Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 45726522 4.8%
San Bernardino County 2411577 2.9%
Riverside County 2361508 3.4%
Orange County 1911243 1.6%
San Diego County 18512010 5.4%
Sacramento County 103753 2.9%
Kern County 103733 2.9%
Fresno County 95662 2.1%
San Joaquin County 88645 5.7%
Stanislaus County 65433 4.6%

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: 2,336 applications in 2025, of which 1,541 were originated and 89 denied.

3.8% of all applications, or 5.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

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

About this data. Figures are Jmac Lending'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