Operating Engineers Local Union #3 · California · 2025

Operating Engineers Local Union #3 in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Operating Engineers Local Union #3 took 206 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #360 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 49.5% of them and denied 15.5% (23.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

206Applicationsin CA
23.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
8.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$115,000Median loanstate $385,000
$16MVolume39 counties

Operating Engineers Local Union #3 in California vs the state

15.5%Denial rate-1.89 pts vs state
23.9%Decision denial rate+1.48 pts vs state
49.5%Origination rate-6.69 pts vs state
8.00%Median rate+1.38 pts vs state
1.87Rate spread (pts)+1.60 pts vs state
$136kMedian applicant income
102Loans originated
32Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232727926.1%6.88%#303
20242618318.8%9.00%#316
202520610215.5%8.00%#360

What Operating Engineers Local Union #3 lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 16 8% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 13 6% · 7.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 35 17% · 14.3% denied
Home improvement 3 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 139 67% · 18.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 206 100% · 15.5% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 18 56%
Credit history 12 38%
Other 2 6%

Where in California

Counties with the most Operating Engineers Local Union #3 applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Joaquin County 25154 16.0%
Contra Costa County 1793 17.6%
Stanislaus County 1752 11.8%
Solano County 1383 23.1%
Alameda County 1260 0.0%
Fresno County 1261 8.3%
Sacramento County 1191 9.1%
Calaveras County 840 0.0%
Shasta County 840 0.0%
Santa Clara County 622 33.3%

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: 206 applications in 2025, of which 102 were originated and 32 denied.

15.5% of all applications, or 23.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Operating Engineers Local Union #3 originated in California in 2025 was 8.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Operating Engineers Local Union #3'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