Liberty · California · 2025

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

Liberty took 65 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #496 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.0% of them and denied 4.6% (7.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

65Applicationsin CA
7.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$885,000Median loanstate $385,000
$43MVolume23 counties

Liberty in California vs the state

4.6%Denial rate-12.80 pts vs state
7.0%Decision denial rate-15.42 pts vs state
60.0%Origination rate+3.80 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.15Rate spread (pts)-0.13 pts vs state
$349kMedian applicant income
39Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202328133.6%7.50%#615
2024321812.5%7.44%#584
202565394.6%6.25%#496

What Liberty lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 46 71% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 6 9% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 17% · 27.3% denied
Home improvement 2 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 64 98% · 4.7% denied
FHA 1 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 100%

Where in California

Counties with the most Liberty applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 1481 7.1%
San Diego County 990 0.0%
Orange County 950 0.0%
San Bernardino County 640 0.0%
San Mateo County 211 50.0%
Placer County 200 0.0%
Alameda County 211 50.0%
Contra Costa County 210 0.0%
Kings County 110 0.0%
Solano 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: 65 applications in 2025, of which 39 were originated and 3 denied.

4.6% of all applications, or 7.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Liberty originated in California in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Liberty'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