Northwest Federal Credit Union · California · 2025

Northwest Federal Credit Union in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Northwest Federal Credit Union took 19 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #648 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.4% of them and denied 36.8% (41.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

19Applicationsin CA
41.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $385,000
$3.1MVolume12 counties

Northwest Federal Credit Union in California vs the state

36.8%Denial rate+19.42 pts vs state
41.2%Decision denial rate+18.78 pts vs state
47.4%Origination rate-8.83 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.03Rate spread (pts)-0.24 pts vs state
$158kMedian applicant income
9Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023522240.4%7.25%#535
2024361822.2%7.94%#566
202519936.8%6.75%#648

What Northwest Federal Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1 5% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 1 5% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 47% · 55.6% denied
Home improvement 8 42% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 19 100% · 36.8% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 7 100%

Where in California

Counties with the most Northwest Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Alameda County 321 33.3%
Placer County 302 66.7%
San Joaquin County 211 50.0%
Los Angeles County 210 0.0%
Orange County 211 50.0%
Contra Costa County 110 0.0%
Riverside County 100 0.0%
Santa Clara County 101 100.0%
San Diego County 110 0.0%
Solano County 110 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: 19 applications in 2025, of which 9 were originated and 7 denied.

36.8% of all applications, or 41.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Northwest Federal Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Northwest Federal Credit Union'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