Lendage · California · 2025

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

Lendage took 1,572 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #127 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.5% of them and denied 13.0% (14.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

1.6kApplicationsin CA
14.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
10.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$65,000Median loanstate $385,000
$93MVolume51 counties

Lendage in California vs the state

13.0%Denial rate-4.38 pts vs state
14.8%Decision denial rate-7.57 pts vs state
68.5%Origination rate+12.25 pts vs state
10.75%Median rate+4.13 pts vs state
4.55Rate spread (pts)+4.28 pts vs state
$138kMedian applicant income
1,076Loans originated
205Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202380250418.0%13.75%#155
20241,20181217.2%12.75%#139
20251,5721,07613.0%10.75%#127

What Lendage lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 0% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 274 17% · 8.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 26 2% · 69.2% denied
Home improvement 270 17% · 13.3% denied
Other / HELOC 1,000 64% · 12.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,572 100% · 13.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 83 40%
Other 66 32%
Collateral 27 13%
Credit history 20 10%
Unverifiable information 8 4%
Incomplete application 1 0%

Where in California

Counties with the most Lendage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 24515337 15.1%
Riverside County 18314013 7.1%
San Bernardino County 1339416 12.0%
Sacramento County 112799 8.0%
San Diego County 1107316 14.5%
Fresno County 84626 7.1%
Orange County 684312 17.6%
Kern County 58409 15.5%
Contra Costa County 55436 10.9%
San Joaquin County 52356 11.5%

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: 1,572 applications in 2025, of which 1,076 were originated and 205 denied.

13.0% of all applications, or 14.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Lendage originated in California in 2025 was 10.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Lendage'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