Mortgage Express · California · 2025

Mortgage Express in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage Express took 12 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #712 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.3% of them and denied 8.3% (12.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

12Applicationsin CA
12.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$450,000Median loanstate $385,000
$2.8MVolume9 counties

Mortgage Express in California vs the state

8.3%Denial rate-9.09 pts vs state
12.5%Decision denial rate-9.90 pts vs state
58.3%Origination rate+2.13 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.45Rate spread (pts)+0.18 pts vs state
$176kMedian applicant income
7Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231139.1%7.25%#720
202415110.0%6.63%#662
20251278.3%6.63%#712

What Mortgage Express lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4 33% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 2 17% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 50% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10 83% · 0.0% denied
FHA 2 17% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in California

Counties with the most Mortgage Express applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Riverside County 330 0.0%
Ventura County 200 0.0%
Sacramento County 110 0.0%
Marin County 100 0.0%
Los Angeles County 100 0.0%
Contra Costa County 101 100.0%
San Diego County 110 0.0%
Santa Cruz County 110 0.0%
Sonoma County 110 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: 12 applications in 2025, of which 7 were originated and 1 denied.

8.3% of all applications, or 12.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

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

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Express'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