Loan Funder · California · 2025

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

Loan Funder took 672 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #213 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 29.3% of them and denied 19.5% (39.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

672Applicationsin CA
39.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
10.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$760,000Median loanstate $385,000
$167MVolume38 counties

Loan Funder in California vs the state

19.5%Denial rate+2.07 pts vs state
39.9%Decision denial rate+17.54 pts vs state
29.3%Origination rate-26.88 pts vs state
10.00%Median rate+3.38 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
197Loans originated
131Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233501585.7%10.50%#271
20241,03731320.4%10.75%#151
202567219719.5%10.00%#213

What Loan Funder lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 483 72% · 18.2% denied
Refinance 61 9% · 21.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 128 19% · 23.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 672 100% · 19.5% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Credit history 76 58%
Collateral 43 33%
Employment history 7 5%
Unverifiable information 4 3%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in California

Counties with the most Loan Funder applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 2717648 17.7%
Riverside County 461110 21.7%
San Bernardino County 46713 28.3%
San Diego County 37610 27.0%
Alameda County 31126 19.4%
Sacramento County 27124 14.8%
Orange County 2564 16.0%
Fresno County 20131 5.0%
Contra Costa County 1956 31.6%
San Francisco County 16102 12.5%

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: 672 applications in 2025, of which 197 were originated and 131 denied.

19.5% of all applications, or 39.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Loan Funder originated in California in 2025 was 10.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Loan Funder'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