Kind Lending · California · 2025

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

Kind Lending took 9,817 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #23 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.3% of them and denied 24.5% (26.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

9.8kApplicationsin CA
26.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$405,000Median loanstate $385,000
$2.8BVolume57 counties

Kind Lending in California vs the state

24.5%Denial rate+7.08 pts vs state
26.9%Decision denial rate+4.52 pts vs state
65.3%Origination rate+9.08 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)+0.03 pts vs state
$141kMedian applicant income
6,409Loans originated
2,405Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,0502,59024.6%6.63%#42
20247,5904,88724.6%6.63%#27
20259,8176,40924.5%6.50%#23

What Kind Lending lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6,766 69% · 20.8% denied
Refinance 828 8% · 32.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,380 14% · 32.2% denied
Home improvement 770 8% · 33.5% denied
Other / HELOC 73 1% · 35.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6,787 69% · 25.7% denied
FHA 2,466 25% · 22.1% denied
VA 534 5% · 20.2% denied
USDA / RHS 30 0% · 36.7% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Unverifiable information 676 28%
Insufficient cash 558 23%
Other 521 22%
Collateral 419 17%
Credit history 139 6%
Incomplete application 40 2%
Employment history 39 2%
Mortgage insurance denied 8 0%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 0%

Where in California

Counties with the most Kind Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 1,098599377 34.3%
Fresno County 1,039753185 17.8%
Sacramento County 746493163 21.8%
Riverside County 680410217 31.9%
Kern County 660464119 18.0%
San Diego County 654424172 26.3%
San Bernardino County 479283138 28.8%
Orange County 453285114 25.2%
Madera County 37424981 21.7%
Stanislaus County 30120570 23.3%

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: 9,817 applications in 2025, of which 6,409 were originated and 2,405 denied.

24.5% of all applications, or 26.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Kind Lending originated in California in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Kind 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