Lima One Capital · California · 2025

Lima One Capital in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Lima One Capital took 105 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #436 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 22.9% of them and denied 51.4% (69.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

105Applicationsin CA
69.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
9.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$935,000Median loanstate $385,000
$49MVolume24 counties

Lima One Capital in California vs the state

51.4%Denial rate+34.01 pts vs state
69.2%Decision denial rate+46.83 pts vs state
22.9%Origination rate-33.34 pts vs state
9.00%Median rate+2.38 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
24Loans originated
54Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202369690.0%10.70%#498
20241515835.1%10.38%#379
20251052451.4%9.00%#436

What Lima One Capital lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 61 58% · 49.2% denied
Refinance 18 17% · 55.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 26 25% · 53.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 105 100% · 51.4% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Credit history 21 39%
Employment history 19 35%
Collateral 10 19%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 2%
Other 1 2%
Insufficient cash 1 2%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

Where in California

Counties with the most Lima One Capital applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 38523 60.5%
San Diego County 1262 16.7%
San Bernardino County 815 62.5%
Orange County 732 28.6%
Riverside County 514 80.0%
Stanislaus County 402 50.0%
Sacramento County 421 25.0%
Santa Clara County 302 66.7%
Marin County 303 100.0%
Contra Costa County 312 66.7%

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: 105 applications in 2025, of which 24 were originated and 54 denied.

51.4% of all applications, or 69.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Lima One Capital originated in California in 2025 was 9.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Lima One Capital'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