Neighborhood Loans · California · 2025

Neighborhood Loans in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Neighborhood Loans took 141 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #400 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 8.5% of them and denied 80.1% (86.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

141Applicationsin CA
86.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$605,000Median loanstate $385,000
$440kVolume10 counties

Neighborhood Loans in California vs the state

80.1%Denial rate+62.72 pts vs state
86.3%Decision denial rate+63.86 pts vs state
8.5%Origination rate-47.69 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
-5.64Rate spread (pts)-5.91 pts vs state
$157kMedian applicant income
12Loans originated
113Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023723934.7%6.38%#490
202424613537.0%6.63%#318
20251411280.1%7.75%#400

What Neighborhood Loans lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 61 43% · 70.5% denied
Refinance 63 45% · 85.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 17 12% · 94.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 102 72% · 77.5% denied
FHA 31 22% · 93.6% denied
VA 8 6% · 62.5% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Incomplete application 99 88%
Collateral 4 4%
Unverifiable information 4 4%
Credit history 2 2%
Insufficient cash 2 2%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 1%
Other 1 1%

Where in California

Counties with the most Neighborhood Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Diego County 103784 81.6%
Riverside County 17412 70.6%
Los Angeles County 907 77.8%
San Joaquin County 303 100.0%
San Bernardino County 201 50.0%
Orange County 202 100.0%
Sacramento County 202 100.0%
Kings County 110 0.0%
Butte County 101 100.0%
Imperial County 101 100.0%

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: 141 applications in 2025, of which 12 were originated and 113 denied.

80.1% of all applications, or 86.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Neighborhood Loans originated in California in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Neighborhood Loans'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