Kiavi Funding · California · 2025

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

Kiavi Funding took 4,472 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #47 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.4% of them and denied 6.0% (7.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

4.5kApplicationsin CA
7.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
9.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$545,000Median loanstate $385,000
$2.4BVolume51 counties

Kiavi Funding in California vs the state

6.0%Denial rate-11.43 pts vs state
7.4%Decision denial rate-14.99 pts vs state
72.4%Origination rate+16.18 pts vs state
9.75%Median rate+3.13 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
3,237Loans originated
268Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,3542,3767.6%9.99%#48
20243,9583,0447.0%10.47%#45
20254,4723,2376.0%9.75%#47

What Kiavi Funding lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3,865 86% · 5.5% denied
Refinance 607 14% · 9.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,472 100% · 6.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Collateral 189 71%
Unverifiable information 62 23%
Other 9 3%
Credit history 8 3%

Where in California

Counties with the most Kiavi Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 1,02575474 7.2%
San Diego County 38127526 6.8%
Orange County 37731213 3.4%
San Bernardino County 33024721 6.4%
Sacramento County 30319617 5.6%
Riverside County 29222412 4.1%
Fresno County 21015415 7.1%
Alameda County 19013913 6.8%
Contra Costa County 1481185 3.4%
Kern County 14811010 6.8%

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: 4,472 applications in 2025, of which 3,237 were originated and 268 denied.

6.0% of all applications, or 7.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Kiavi Funding originated in California in 2025 was 9.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Kiavi Funding'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