Pentagon Federal Credit Union · California · 2025

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

Pentagon Federal Credit Union took 2,593 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #76 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 42.9% of them and denied 38.3% (46.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

2.6kApplicationsin CA
46.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$225,000Median loanstate $385,000
$300MVolume49 counties

Pentagon Federal Credit Union in California vs the state

38.3%Denial rate+20.84 pts vs state
46.7%Decision denial rate+24.26 pts vs state
42.9%Origination rate-13.28 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
0.49Rate spread (pts)+0.22 pts vs state
$185kMedian applicant income
1,113Loans originated
992Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,96799141.7%9.00%#58
20242,8051,00738.7%9.00%#62
20252,5931,11338.3%7.75%#76

What Pentagon Federal Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 242 9% · 34.3% denied
Refinance 719 28% · 38.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 100 4% · 54.0% denied
Home improvement 1,042 40% · 34.6% denied
Other / HELOC 490 19% · 44.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,465 95% · 37.6% denied
FHA 38 1% · 76.3% denied
VA 90 3% · 40.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 460 46%
Credit history 208 21%
Other 154 16%
Collateral 137 14%
Unverifiable information 24 2%
Employment history 5 1%
Insufficient cash 4 0%

Where in California

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 588241235 40.0%
San Diego County 314149100 31.8%
Orange County 274109109 39.8%
Riverside County 1958684 43.1%
Alameda County 1316646 35.1%
Contra Costa County 1185237 31.4%
San Bernardino County 1124448 42.9%
Sacramento County 963945 46.9%
Santa Clara County 863240 46.5%
Ventura County 813932 39.5%

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: 2,593 applications in 2025, of which 1,113 were originated and 992 denied.

38.3% of all applications, or 46.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Pentagon Federal Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Pentagon 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