LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sage Home Loans · California · 2025

LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sage Home Loans in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sage Home Loans took 1,203 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #152 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.6% of them and denied 9.8% (15.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

1.2kApplicationsin CA
15.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$615,000Median loanstate $385,000
$343MVolume46 counties

LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sage Home Loans in California vs the state

9.8%Denial rate-7.61 pts vs state
15.8%Decision denial rate-6.62 pts vs state
44.6%Origination rate-11.56 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-0.26Rate spread (pts)-0.53 pts vs state
$214kMedian applicant income
537Loans originated
118Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023192706.8%7.00%#346
20243341328.4%6.37%#290
20251,2035379.8%6.00%#152

What LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sage Home Loans lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 351 29% · 8.0% denied
Refinance 659 55% · 7.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 193 16% · 20.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,175 98% · 9.5% denied
FHA 21 2% · 23.8% denied
VA 7 1% · 28.6% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 47 40%
Incomplete application 38 32%
Credit history 14 12%
Collateral 10 8%
Other 5 4%
Employment history 2 2%
Unverifiable information 2 2%

Where in California

Counties with the most LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sage Home Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 2048117 8.3%
San Diego County 121597 5.8%
Orange County 108528 7.4%
Alameda County 100555 5.0%
Sacramento County 86329 10.5%
Santa Clara County 67377 10.4%
Riverside County 642913 20.3%
San Bernardino County 47218 17.0%
Contra Costa County 44202 4.5%
San Francisco County 38183 7.9%

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: 1,203 applications in 2025, of which 537 were originated and 118 denied.

9.8% of all applications, or 15.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sage Home Loans originated in California in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sage Home Loans'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