Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company · California · 2025

Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company took 34 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #572 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 85.3% of them and denied 5.9% (6.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

34Applicationsin CA
6.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$1,345,000Median loanstate $385,000
$42MVolume13 counties

Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company in California vs the state

5.9%Denial rate-11.54 pts vs state
6.5%Decision denial rate-15.95 pts vs state
85.3%Origination rate+29.09 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$410kMedian applicant income
29Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202435262.9%#571
202534295.9%#572

What Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 23 68% · 8.7% denied
Refinance 11 32% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 34 100% · 5.9% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Collateral 2 100%

Where in California

Counties with the most Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 751 14.3%
Orange County 660 0.0%
Santa Clara County 430 0.0%
Riverside County 320 0.0%
Alameda County 330 0.0%
San Bernardino County 220 0.0%
Contra Costa County 220 0.0%
San Mateo County 220 0.0%
Santa Barbara County 110 0.0%
Placer County 110 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: 34 applications in 2025, of which 29 were originated and 2 denied.

5.9% of all applications, or 6.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company'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