Nationstar Mortgage · California · 2025

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

Nationstar Mortgage took 7,812 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #28 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.6% of them and denied 20.5% (25.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

7.8kApplicationsin CA
25.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
8.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$125,000Median loanstate $385,000
$1.1BVolume58 counties

Nationstar Mortgage in California vs the state

20.5%Denial rate+3.06 pts vs state
25.0%Decision denial rate+2.58 pts vs state
59.6%Origination rate+3.41 pts vs state
8.38%Median rate+1.75 pts vs state
2.74Rate spread (pts)+2.47 pts vs state
$128kMedian applicant income
4,657Loans originated
1,600Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,3511,93819.6%6.50%#49
20246,4733,65820.6%8.63%#31
20257,8124,65720.5%8.38%#28

What Nationstar Mortgage lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 436 6% · 9.2% denied
Refinance 1,128 14% · 19.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,620 21% · 19.0% denied
Home improvement 863 11% · 24.9% denied
Other / HELOC 3,765 48% · 21.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 7,032 90% · 20.4% denied
FHA 580 7% · 22.6% denied
VA 200 3% · 16.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 483 30%
Other 395 25%
Collateral 347 22%
Incomplete application 133 8%
Credit history 107 7%
Unverifiable information 99 6%
Employment history 23 1%
Insufficient cash 13 1%

Where in California

Counties with the most Nationstar Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 1,377766307 22.3%
Riverside County 844492180 21.3%
San Bernardino County 680409141 20.7%
Sacramento County 50333773 14.5%
San Diego County 498292111 22.3%
Orange County 476274100 21.0%
Fresno County 31018766 21.3%
San Joaquin County 25716445 17.5%
Contra Costa County 24414845 18.4%
Kern County 21813343 19.7%

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: 7,812 applications in 2025, of which 4,657 were originated and 1,600 denied.

20.5% of all applications, or 25.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Nationstar Mortgage originated in California in 2025 was 8.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Nationstar 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