JPMorgan Chase Bank · California · 2025

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

JPMorgan Chase Bank took 22,048 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #5 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.6% of them and denied 9.7% (13.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

22kApplicationsin CA
13.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$695,000Median loanstate $385,000
$19BVolume58 counties

JPMorgan Chase Bank in California vs the state

9.7%Denial rate-7.68 pts vs state
13.0%Decision denial rate-9.45 pts vs state
63.6%Origination rate+7.44 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.02Rate spread (pts)-0.29 pts vs state
$214kMedian applicant income
14,032Loans originated
2,147Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202312,6118,3728.6%6.49%#10
202416,67510,8268.5%6.49%#8
202522,04814,0329.7%6.13%#5

What JPMorgan Chase Bank lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 10,564 48% · 7.4% denied
Refinance 4,976 23% · 7.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 3,476 16% · 12.6% denied
Home improvement 1,286 6% · 19.8% denied
Other / HELOC 1,746 8% · 17.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 21,631 98% · 9.5% denied
FHA 328 1% · 27.1% denied
VA 89 0% · 10.1% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 899 42%
Collateral 477 22%
Other 303 14%
Credit history 221 10%
Unverifiable information 124 6%
Insufficient cash 64 3%
Employment history 58 3%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%

Where in California

Counties with the most JPMorgan Chase Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 6,1554,067575 9.3%
San Diego County 1,9591,220175 8.9%
Orange County 1,8051,113176 9.8%
Santa Clara County 1,6851,069149 8.8%
Alameda County 1,399910105 7.5%
Riverside County 1,127681138 12.2%
San Francisco County 99768778 7.8%
San Bernardino County 868510126 14.5%
San Mateo County 85258366 7.7%
Contra Costa County 76948385 11.1%

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%
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%
Coastal Community BankC 15,8302.7%9.99%

Frequently asked questions

California: 22,048 applications in 2025, of which 14,032 were originated and 2,147 denied.

9.7% of all applications, or 13.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

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

About this data. Figures are JPMorgan Chase 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