Mutual of Omaha Mortgage · California · 2025

Mutual of Omaha Mortgage in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mutual of Omaha Mortgage took 2,970 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #70 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.1% of them and denied 16.8% (20.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

3.0kApplicationsin CA
20.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$425,000Median loanstate $385,000
$956MVolume54 counties

Mutual of Omaha Mortgage in California vs the state

16.8%Denial rate-0.62 pts vs state
20.7%Decision denial rate-1.71 pts vs state
62.1%Origination rate+5.92 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.06Rate spread (pts)-0.21 pts vs state
$63kMedian applicant income
1,845Loans originated
499Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,0241,19924.8%7.28%#79
20242,2541,39820.0%6.88%#77
20252,9701,84516.8%6.38%#70

What Mutual of Omaha Mortgage lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 322 11% · 5.6% denied
Refinance 1,426 48% · 8.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 751 25% · 36.0% denied
Home improvement 43 1% · 30.2% denied
Other / HELOC 428 14% · 17.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,197 40% · 15.6% denied
FHA 1,554 52% · 15.9% denied
VA 219 7% · 29.7% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Credit history 306 61%
Collateral 81 16%
Insufficient cash 37 7%
Debt-to-income ratio 22 4%
Other 21 4%
Unverifiable information 21 4%
Incomplete application 10 2%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in California

Counties with the most Mutual of Omaha Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 53732494 17.5%
San Diego County 30420548 15.8%
Riverside County 27315858 21.2%
Orange County 22616224 10.6%
San Bernardino County 19511143 22.1%
Santa Clara County 1077310 9.3%
Sacramento County 1065920 18.9%
Contra Costa County 1037012 11.7%
Ventura County 79598 10.1%
Kern County 794019 24.1%

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: 2,970 applications in 2025, of which 1,845 were originated and 499 denied.

16.8% of all applications, or 20.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Mutual of Omaha Mortgage originated in California in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Mutual of Omaha 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