Ladera Lending · California · 2025

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

Ladera Lending took 585 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #242 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 35.6% of them and denied 3.1% (7.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

585Applicationsin CA
7.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.06%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $385,000
$90MVolume44 counties

Ladera Lending in California vs the state

3.1%Denial rate-14.34 pts vs state
7.8%Decision denial rate-14.57 pts vs state
35.6%Origination rate-20.64 pts vs state
7.06%Median rate+0.44 pts vs state
0.78Rate spread (pts)+0.50 pts vs state
$126kMedian applicant income
208Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20238562514.7%6.63%#149
20246872295.8%6.88%#204
20255852083.1%7.06%#242

What Ladera Lending lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 51 9% · 2.0% denied
Refinance 534 91% · 3.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 479 82% · 2.5% denied
FHA 84 14% · 6.0% denied
VA 22 4% · 4.6% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Credit history 6 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 28%
Collateral 4 22%
Other 2 11%
Employment history 1 6%

Where in California

Counties with the most Ladera Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 104385 4.8%
Orange County 72390 0.0%
Riverside County 63271 1.6%
San Bernardino County 4485 11.4%
San Diego County 32140 0.0%
Sacramento County 2461 4.2%
Alameda County 24111 4.2%
San Joaquin County 1861 5.6%
Santa Clara County 1640 0.0%
Contra Costa County 1660 0.0%

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: 585 applications in 2025, of which 208 were originated and 18 denied.

3.1% of all applications, or 7.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Ladera Lending originated in California in 2025 was 7.06%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Ladera 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