Movement Mortgage · California · 2025

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

Movement Mortgage took 2,563 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #78 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.9% of them and denied 4.8% (5.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

2.6kApplicationsin CA
5.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$535,000Median loanstate $385,000
$1.0BVolume55 counties

Movement Mortgage in California vs the state

4.8%Denial rate-12.58 pts vs state
5.7%Decision denial rate-16.71 pts vs state
65.9%Origination rate+9.74 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.26Rate spread (pts)-0.01 pts vs state
$184kMedian applicant income
1,690Loans originated
124Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,0941,9502.8%6.63%#54
20243,5182,2616.6%6.88%#52
20252,5631,6904.8%6.63%#78

What Movement Mortgage lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,591 62% · 3.4% denied
Refinance 474 18% · 3.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 319 12% · 7.2% denied
Home improvement 68 3% · 20.6% denied
Other / HELOC 111 4% · 13.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,065 81% · 5.1% denied
FHA 345 13% · 4.6% denied
VA 151 6% · 1.3% denied
USDA / RHS 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 53 43%
Credit history 18 15%
Other 18 15%
Collateral 13 10%
Incomplete application 11 9%
Unverifiable information 5 4%
Insufficient cash 4 3%
Employment history 2 2%

Where in California

Counties with the most Movement Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 55436030 5.4%
Riverside County 32319823 7.1%
San Diego County 29718318 6.1%
San Bernardino County 23816613 5.5%
Orange County 1581058 5.1%
Sacramento County 1491173 2.0%
Santa Barbara County 148966 4.1%
Ventura County 119807 5.9%
Nevada County 66510 0.0%
Butte County 59350 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: 2,563 applications in 2025, of which 1,690 were originated and 124 denied.

4.8% of all applications, or 5.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

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

About this data. Figures are Movement Mortgage'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