New Wave Lending Group · California · 2025

New Wave Lending Group in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

New Wave Lending Group took 3,895 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #54 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.1% of them and denied 0.3% (0.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

3.9kApplicationsin CA
0.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$605,000Median loanstate $385,000
$1.8BVolume37 counties

New Wave Lending Group in California vs the state

0.3%Denial rate-17.16 pts vs state
0.4%Decision denial rate-22.02 pts vs state
66.1%Origination rate+9.86 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.60Rate spread (pts)+0.33 pts vs state
$218kMedian applicant income
2,573Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,7781,1620.4%7.38%#88
20243,0912,0890.3%7.13%#60
20253,8952,5730.3%6.88%#54

What New Wave Lending Group lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,138 55% · 0.3% denied
Refinance 1,055 27% · 0.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 702 18% · 0.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,829 98% · 0.3% denied
FHA 66 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Collateral 5 50%
Other 4 40%
Unverifiable information 1 10%

Where in California

Counties with the most New Wave Lending Group applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 1,4169733 0.2%
Orange County 7815193 0.4%
San Bernardino County 2431640 0.0%
Riverside County 2151340 0.0%
Alameda County 1811430 0.0%
San Diego County 140930 0.0%
Santa Clara County 122900 0.0%
Contra Costa County 69510 0.0%
Sacramento County 62450 0.0%
Kern County 50370 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: 3,895 applications in 2025, of which 2,573 were originated and 10 denied.

0.3% of all applications, or 0.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans New Wave Lending Group originated in California in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are New Wave Lending Group'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