Luminate Bank · California · 2025

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

Luminate Bank took 105 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #435 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.8% of them and denied 1.9% (2.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

105Applicationsin CA
2.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$465,000Median loanstate $385,000
$37MVolume22 counties

Luminate Bank in California vs the state

1.9%Denial rate-15.52 pts vs state
2.8%Decision denial rate-19.62 pts vs state
64.8%Origination rate+8.56 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.50Rate spread (pts)+0.23 pts vs state
$174kMedian applicant income
68Loans originated
2Denied

What Luminate Bank lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 47 45% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 34 32% · 2.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 19 18% · 5.3% denied
Home improvement 2 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 3% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 69 66% · 2.9% denied
FHA 28 27% · 0.0% denied
VA 8 8% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Other 1 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%

Where in California

Counties with the most Luminate Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Riverside County 27210 0.0%
San Diego County 18110 0.0%
Los Angeles County 1051 10.0%
Orange County 1051 10.0%
Humboldt County 770 0.0%
Nevada County 660 0.0%
Alameda County 510 0.0%
San Bernardino County 510 0.0%
Shasta County 210 0.0%
Fresno County 220 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: 105 applications in 2025, of which 68 were originated and 2 denied.

1.9% of all applications, or 2.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Luminate Bank originated in California in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Luminate Bank'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