Leaderone Financial · California · 2025

Leaderone Financial in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Leaderone Financial took 540 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #252 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.2% of them and denied 6.1% (7.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

540Applicationsin CA
7.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$380,000Median loanstate $385,000
$154MVolume38 counties

Leaderone Financial in California vs the state

6.1%Denial rate-11.31 pts vs state
7.7%Decision denial rate-14.73 pts vs state
73.2%Origination rate+16.95 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.28Rate spread (pts)0.00 pts vs state
$123kMedian applicant income
395Loans originated
33Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202321511611.6%6.88%#332
20243782603.2%6.63%#278
20255403956.1%6.38%#252

What Leaderone Financial lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 439 81% · 5.7% denied
Refinance 46 9% · 10.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 55 10% · 5.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 322 60% · 4.7% denied
FHA 182 34% · 7.7% denied
VA 35 6% · 11.4% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Incomplete application 22 67%
Other 6 18%
Collateral 3 9%
Unverifiable information 1 3%
Credit history 1 3%

Where in California

Counties with the most Leaderone Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Merced County 25721413 5.1%
Santa Barbara County 57227 12.3%
Stanislaus County 28240 0.0%
Madera County 24151 4.2%
Mariposa County 1581 6.7%
Fresno County 15111 6.7%
Orange County 14120 0.0%
Los Angeles County 14131 7.1%
Riverside County 1290 0.0%
Sacramento County 1171 9.1%

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: 540 applications in 2025, of which 395 were originated and 33 denied.

6.1% of all applications, or 7.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Leaderone Financial originated in California in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Leaderone Financial'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