LoanUnited.com · California · 2025

LoanUnited.com in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

LoanUnited.com took 1,232 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #149 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 33.2% of them and denied 8.1% (19.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

1.2kApplicationsin CA
19.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$510,000Median loanstate $385,000
$216MVolume49 counties

LoanUnited.com in California vs the state

8.1%Denial rate-9.30 pts vs state
19.5%Decision denial rate-2.87 pts vs state
33.2%Origination rate-23.00 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.34 pts vs state
$129kMedian applicant income
409Loans originated
100Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023259705.8%6.13%#310
20244941651.0%5.88%#246
20251,2324098.1%6.00%#149

What LoanUnited.com lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 276 22% · 7.6% denied
Refinance 955 78% · 8.2% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 157 13% · 7.0% denied
FHA 552 45% · 11.6% denied
VA 523 42% · 4.8% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 40 40%
Credit history 32 32%
Other 14 14%
Unverifiable information 6 6%
Employment history 4 4%
Insufficient cash 4 4%

Where in California

Counties with the most LoanUnited.com applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Riverside County 2179223 10.6%
Los Angeles County 1603714 8.8%
San Diego County 140605 3.6%
San Bernardino County 1273713 10.2%
Sacramento County 74178 10.8%
Kern County 56176 10.7%
Ventura County 52251 1.9%
Orange County 47142 4.3%
San Joaquin County 38131 2.6%
Contra Costa County 35145 14.3%

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: 1,232 applications in 2025, of which 409 were originated and 100 denied.

8.1% of all applications, or 19.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans LoanUnited.com originated in California in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are LoanUnited.com'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