Nations Lending · California · 2025

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

Nations Lending took 240 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #340 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.8% of them and denied 5.0% (5.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

240Applicationsin CA
5.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$365,000Median loanstate $385,000
$69MVolume33 counties

Nations Lending in California vs the state

5.0%Denial rate-12.42 pts vs state
5.5%Decision denial rate-16.95 pts vs state
73.8%Origination rate+17.55 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.27Rate spread (pts)0.00 pts vs state
$123kMedian applicant income
177Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234833622.7%6.75%#228
20242982375.0%6.63%#305
20252401775.0%6.50%#340

What Nations Lending lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 143 60% · 1.4% denied
Refinance 43 18% · 4.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 54 23% · 14.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 148 62% · 4.1% denied
FHA 67 28% · 7.5% denied
VA 24 10% · 4.2% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Collateral 4 33%
Credit history 4 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 25%
Other 1 8%

Where in California

Counties with the most Nations Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Kern County 115863 2.6%
Ventura County 35260 0.0%
Riverside County 18161 5.6%
Los Angeles County 15103 20.0%
San Diego County 660 0.0%
San Bernardino County 632 33.3%
Sacramento County 540 0.0%
Fresno County 430 0.0%
Santa Barbara County 430 0.0%
Orange County 300 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: 240 applications in 2025, of which 177 were originated and 12 denied.

5.0% of all applications, or 5.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Nations Lending originated in California in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Nations 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