Longbridge Financial · California · 2025

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

Longbridge Financial took 1,591 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #125 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.4% of them and denied 9.1% (10.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

1.6kApplicationsin CA
10.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$385,000Median loanstate $385,000
$542MVolume54 counties

Longbridge Financial in California vs the state

9.1%Denial rate-8.31 pts vs state
10.9%Decision denial rate-11.54 pts vs state
65.4%Origination rate+9.17 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$35kMedian applicant income
1,040Loans originated
145Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,05975613.4%7.61%#129
20241,21382013.3%7.23%#138
20251,5911,0409.1%6.63%#125

What Longbridge Financial lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 63 4% · 4.8% denied
Refinance 1,140 72% · 7.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 29 2% · 10.3% denied
Home improvement 96 6% · 9.4% denied
Other / HELOC 263 17% · 15.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 705 44% · 12.1% denied
FHA 886 56% · 6.8% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Insufficient cash 39 27%
Other 31 21%
Collateral 25 17%
Incomplete application 24 17%
Debt-to-income ratio 17 12%
Unverifiable information 5 3%
Credit history 4 3%

Where in California

Counties with the most Longbridge Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 35522529 8.2%
Orange County 17512710 5.7%
San Diego County 16812613 7.7%
Riverside County 1529814 9.2%
San Bernardino County 764713 17.1%
Santa Clara County 62470 0.0%
Alameda County 45264 8.9%
Sonoma County 45353 6.7%
Contra Costa County 42226 14.3%
Sacramento County 41225 12.2%

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: 1,591 applications in 2025, of which 1,040 were originated and 145 denied.

9.1% of all applications, or 10.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

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

About this data. Figures are Longbridge Financial'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