Orange County'S Credit Union · California · 2025

Orange County'S Credit Union in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Orange County'S Credit Union took 2,145 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #99 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.2% of them and denied 26.5% (32.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

2.1kApplicationsin CA
32.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$155,000Median loanstate $385,000
$259MVolume22 counties

Orange County'S Credit Union in California vs the state

26.5%Denial rate+9.06 pts vs state
32.8%Decision denial rate+10.39 pts vs state
53.2%Origination rate-3.05 pts vs state
7.63%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
0.59Rate spread (pts)+0.31 pts vs state
$144kMedian applicant income
1,140Loans originated
568Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,0831,23223.0%7.38%#76
20242,0211,12724.8%8.13%#85
20252,1451,14026.5%7.63%#99

What Orange County'S Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 210 10% · 8.6% denied
Refinance 89 4% · 23.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,846 86% · 28.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,145 100% · 26.5% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 393 69%
Credit history 117 21%
Collateral 48 8%
Other 6 1%
Unverifiable information 2 0%
Employment history 1 0%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%

Where in California

Counties with the most Orange County'S Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Orange County 1,399743357 25.5%
Los Angeles County 26913386 32.0%
Riverside County 25514067 26.3%
San Bernardino County 863928 32.6%
San Diego County 361712 33.3%
Santa Barbara County 36301 2.8%
Ventura County 23210 0.0%
Sacramento County 944 44.4%
Kern County 632 33.3%
Placer County 430 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: 2,145 applications in 2025, of which 1,140 were originated and 568 denied.

26.5% of all applications, or 32.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Orange County'S Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 7.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Orange County'S 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