Pennymac Loan Services · California · 2025

Pennymac Loan Services in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Pennymac Loan Services took 18,754 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #8 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.3% of them and denied 13.5% (18.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

19kApplicationsin CA
18.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$455,000Median loanstate $385,000
$6.2BVolume58 counties

Pennymac Loan Services in California vs the state

13.5%Denial rate-3.96 pts vs state
18.6%Decision denial rate-3.82 pts vs state
57.3%Origination rate+1.12 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.06 pts vs state
$172kMedian applicant income
10,749Loans originated
2,525Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20239,0444,40417.3%6.88%#16
202412,4166,55415.6%6.62%#16
202518,75410,74913.5%6.50%#8

What Pennymac Loan Services lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6,731 36% · 12.4% denied
Refinance 4,659 25% · 10.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 3,645 19% · 17.2% denied
Home improvement 2 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3,717 20% · 16.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 13,660 73% · 13.5% denied
FHA 3,238 17% · 14.6% denied
VA 1,852 10% · 11.5% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 978 39%
Incomplete application 406 16%
Collateral 349 14%
Credit history 294 12%
Insufficient cash 196 8%
Unverifiable information 165 7%
Other 111 4%
Employment history 26 1%

Where in California

Counties with the most Pennymac Loan Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 3,1261,760474 15.2%
San Diego County 2,2611,391277 12.3%
Riverside County 1,747952262 15.0%
Orange County 1,337796196 14.7%
San Bernardino County 1,256634199 15.8%
Sacramento County 966591119 12.3%
Fresno County 71038295 13.4%
Contra Costa County 63039466 10.5%
Kern County 54825792 16.8%
Alameda County 54433958 10.7%

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%
NewrezD 17,00019.3%6.63%
Loandepot.ComD 16,64518.7%6.63%
Coastal Community BankC 15,8302.7%9.99%

Frequently asked questions

California: 18,754 applications in 2025, of which 10,749 were originated and 2,525 denied.

13.5% of all applications, or 18.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Pennymac Loan Services originated in California in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Pennymac Loan Services'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