PFN Lending Group · California · 2025

PFN Lending Group in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

PFN Lending Group took 547 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #251 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.7% of them and denied 13.5% (17.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

547Applicationsin CA
17.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$685,000Median loanstate $385,000
$316MVolume32 counties

PFN Lending Group in California vs the state

13.5%Denial rate-3.89 pts vs state
17.7%Decision denial rate-4.70 pts vs state
62.7%Origination rate+6.51 pts vs state
7.13%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
0.59Rate spread (pts)+0.32 pts vs state
$312kMedian applicant income
343Loans originated
74Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234212239.3%7.25%#246
202462637915.7%7.25%#217
202554734313.5%7.13%#251

What PFN Lending Group lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 232 42% · 9.1% denied
Refinance 163 30% · 14.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 130 24% · 20.0% denied
Other / HELOC 22 4% · 18.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 531 97% · 13.4% denied
FHA 13 2% · 15.4% denied
VA 3 1% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Other 26 35%
Collateral 20 27%
Debt-to-income ratio 13 18%
Unverifiable information 5 7%
Credit history 5 7%
Incomplete application 3 4%
Insufficient cash 2 3%

Where in California

Counties with the most PFN Lending Group applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 28418033 11.6%
Ventura County 66436 9.1%
Riverside County 43323 7.0%
Orange County 29183 10.3%
San Bernardino County 17104 23.5%
San Diego County 1473 21.4%
Kern County 1081 10.0%
Santa Clara County 740 0.0%
Marin County 641 16.7%
Contra Costa County 651 16.7%

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%
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: 547 applications in 2025, of which 343 were originated and 74 denied.

13.5% of all applications, or 17.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans PFN Lending Group originated in California in 2025 was 7.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are PFN Lending Group'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