Manufacturers and Traders Trust · California · 2025

Manufacturers and Traders Trust in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Manufacturers and Traders Trust took 276 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #326 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.4% of them and denied 22.5% (30.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

276Applicationsin CA
30.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
4.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$425,000Median loanstate $385,000
$85MVolume40 counties

Manufacturers and Traders Trust in California vs the state

22.5%Denial rate+5.04 pts vs state
30.4%Decision denial rate+7.99 pts vs state
50.4%Origination rate-5.84 pts vs state
4.13%Median rate-2.50 pts vs state
0.08Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$149kMedian applicant income
139Loans originated
62Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231337023.3%5.88%#388
20241739715.6%5.38%#365
202527613922.5%4.13%#326

What Manufacturers and Traders Trust lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 116 42% · 12.9% denied
Refinance 27 10% · 25.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 77 28% · 37.7% denied
Home improvement 3 1% · 66.7% denied
Other / HELOC 53 19% · 17.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 112 41% · 20.5% denied
FHA 85 31% · 35.3% denied
VA 78 28% · 11.5% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Credit history 20 32%
Other 15 24%
Debt-to-income ratio 14 23%
Incomplete application 4 6%
Collateral 4 6%
Unverifiable information 3 5%
Insufficient cash 2 3%

Where in California

Counties with the most Manufacturers and Traders Trust applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 36211 2.8%
San Diego County 36236 16.7%
Riverside County 32148 25.0%
San Bernardino County 22104 18.2%
Sacramento County 1354 30.8%
Santa Clara County 1062 20.0%
Fresno County 1040 0.0%
Alameda County 951 11.1%
Kern County 944 44.4%
Ventura County 751 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: 276 applications in 2025, of which 139 were originated and 62 denied.

22.5% of all applications, or 30.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Manufacturers and Traders Trust originated in California in 2025 was 4.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Manufacturers and Traders Trust'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