New Day Financial · California · 2025

New Day Financial in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

New Day Financial took 2,322 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #89 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 11.5% of them and denied 29.6% (70.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

2.3kApplicationsin CA
70.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$425,000Median loanstate $385,000
$112MVolume55 counties

New Day Financial in California vs the state

29.6%Denial rate+12.17 pts vs state
70.3%Decision denial rate+47.92 pts vs state
11.5%Origination rate-44.74 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.37 pts vs state
0.77Rate spread (pts)+0.50 pts vs state
$87kMedian applicant income
266Loans originated
687Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,78314330.8%7.38%#86
20242,15317930.3%7.49%#79
20252,32226629.6%6.99%#89

What New Day Financial lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 15 1% · 6.7% denied
Refinance 147 6% · 6.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 2,105 91% · 31.3% denied
Other / HELOC 55 2% · 32.7% denied

By loan type

FHA 91 4% · 39.6% denied
VA 2,231 96% · 29.2% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 323 47%
Credit history 275 40%
Collateral 56 8%
Other 33 5%

Where in California

Counties with the most New Day Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Riverside County 33432102 30.5%
Los Angeles County 2652083 31.3%
San Diego County 2273377 33.9%
San Bernardino County 2243577 34.4%
Sacramento County 1412037 26.2%
Kern County 1001125 25.0%
Fresno County 1001921 21.0%
Orange County 77526 33.8%
San Joaquin County 70721 30.0%
Solano County 60515 25.0%

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: 2,322 applications in 2025, of which 266 were originated and 687 denied.

29.6% of all applications, or 70.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans New Day Financial originated in California in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are New Day Financial'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