Nova Financial & Investment · California · 2025

Nova Financial & Investment in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Nova Financial & Investment took 225 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #351 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.7% of them and denied 21.3% (25.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

225Applicationsin CA
25.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$505,000Median loanstate $385,000
$73MVolume31 counties

Nova Financial & Investment in California vs the state

21.3%Denial rate+3.91 pts vs state
25.8%Decision denial rate+3.41 pts vs state
58.7%Origination rate+2.47 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.09Rate spread (pts)-0.18 pts vs state
$12kMedian applicant income
132Loans originated
48Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023110685.5%6.88%#419
2024113816.2%6.75%#421
202522513221.3%6.50%#351

What Nova Financial & Investment lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 143 64% · 21.7% denied
Refinance 43 19% · 23.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 39 17% · 18.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 136 60% · 21.3% denied
FHA 70 31% · 24.3% denied
VA 19 8% · 10.5% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Incomplete application 28 58%
Credit history 9 19%
Other 6 13%
Collateral 3 6%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 2%
Employment history 1 2%

Where in California

Counties with the most Nova Financial & Investment applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sacramento County 43266 14.0%
San Diego County 41344 9.8%
Placer County 40189 22.5%
San Joaquin County 1262 16.7%
Solano County 963 33.3%
Imperial County 954 44.4%
Los Angeles County 742 28.6%
Riverside County 741 14.3%
Contra Costa County 540 0.0%
Alameda County 421 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: 225 applications in 2025, of which 132 were originated and 48 denied.

21.3% of all applications, or 25.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Nova Financial & Investment originated in California in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Nova Financial & Investment'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