Mlb Residential Lending · California · 2025

Mlb Residential Lending in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mlb Residential Lending took 11 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #725 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 9.1% of them and denied 63.6% (87.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

11Applicationsin CA
87.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
9.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$525,000Median loanstate $385,000
$375kVolume8 counties

Mlb Residential Lending in California vs the state

63.6%Denial rate+46.22 pts vs state
87.5%Decision denial rate+65.10 pts vs state
9.1%Origination rate-47.11 pts vs state
9.13%Median rate+2.50 pts vs state
2.76Rate spread (pts)+2.49 pts vs state
$145kMedian applicant income
1Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20247257.1%6.38%#765
202511163.6%9.13%#725

What Mlb Residential Lending lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 64% · 71.4% denied
Refinance 1 9% · 100.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 27% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 5 45% · 60.0% denied
FHA 5 45% · 60.0% denied
VA 1 9% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Credit history 4 57%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 29%
Unverifiable information 1 14%

Where in California

Counties with the most Mlb Residential Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Bernardino County 202 100.0%
Riverside County 201 50.0%
Los Angeles County 201 50.0%
Ventura County 101 100.0%
San Diego County 100 0.0%
Madera County 110 0.0%
Orange County 101 100.0%
Sacramento County 101 100.0%

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: 11 applications in 2025, of which 1 were originated and 7 denied.

63.6% of all applications, or 87.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Mlb Residential Lending originated in California in 2025 was 9.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Mlb Residential Lending'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