Kbhs Home Loans · California · 2025

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

Kbhs Home Loans took 3,092 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #66 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.0% of them and denied 6.8% (9.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

3.1kApplicationsin CA
9.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.05%Median ratestate 6.63%
$545,000Median loanstate $385,000
$1.1BVolume19 counties

Kbhs Home Loans in California vs the state

6.8%Denial rate-10.60 pts vs state
9.4%Decision denial rate-12.97 pts vs state
65.0%Origination rate+8.77 pts vs state
6.05%Median rate-0.58 pts vs state
-0.03Rate spread (pts)-0.30 pts vs state
$158kMedian applicant income
2,009Loans originated
211Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,1591,8136.8%5.95%#52
20243,6682,4675.0%5.99%#50
20253,0922,0096.8%6.05%#66

What Kbhs Home Loans lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3,082 100% · 6.9% denied
Refinance 5 0% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,821 59% · 5.6% denied
FHA 971 31% · 8.9% denied
VA 300 10% · 7.7% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 122 58%
Unverifiable information 44 21%
Credit history 20 9%
Other 10 5%
Employment history 9 4%
Insufficient cash 6 3%

Where in California

Counties with the most Kbhs Home Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Riverside County 78149148 6.1%
Sacramento County 52733127 5.1%
San Joaquin County 26617629 10.9%
Stanislaus County 22016817 7.7%
Fresno County 18712123 12.3%
Los Angeles County 1821248 4.4%
San Diego County 1629315 9.3%
San Bernardino County 16110810 6.2%
Solano County 104773 2.9%
Contra Costa County 100744 4.0%

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: 3,092 applications in 2025, of which 2,009 were originated and 211 denied.

6.8% of all applications, or 9.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Kbhs Home Loans originated in California in 2025 was 6.05%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Kbhs 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