Lendingone · California · 2025

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

Lendingone took 1,197 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #154 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 2.7% of them and denied 5.8% (68.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

1.2kApplicationsin CA
68.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
9.24%Median ratestate 6.63%
$385,000Median loanstate $385,000
$24MVolume50 counties

Lendingone in California vs the state

5.8%Denial rate-11.66 pts vs state
68.3%Decision denial rate+45.92 pts vs state
2.7%Origination rate-53.53 pts vs state
9.24%Median rate+2.62 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
32Loans originated
69Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232321772.0%8.10%#324
20241783072.5%9.50%#363
20251,197325.8%9.24%#154

What Lendingone lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 690 58% · 4.6% denied
Refinance 151 13% · 8.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 256 21% · 8.6% denied
Home improvement 100 8% · 3.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,197 100% · 5.8% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 34 49%
Unverifiable information 13 19%
Credit history 12 17%
Collateral 10 14%

Where in California

Counties with the most Lendingone applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 311523 7.4%
San Diego County 10021 1.0%
Riverside County 9124 4.4%
San Bernardino County 8147 8.6%
Orange County 7727 9.1%
Alameda County 6104 6.6%
Sacramento County 6112 3.3%
Contra Costa County 3703 8.1%
Santa Clara County 3610 0.0%
San Francisco County 3300 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: 1,197 applications in 2025, of which 32 were originated and 69 denied.

5.8% of all applications, or 68.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Lendingone originated in California in 2025 was 9.24%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Lendingone'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