Plains Commerce Bank · California · 2025

Plains Commerce Bank in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Plains Commerce Bank took 529 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #255 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.5% of them and denied 4.4% (7.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

529Applicationsin CA
7.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$455,000Median loanstate $385,000
$135MVolume43 counties

Plains Commerce Bank in California vs the state

4.4%Denial rate-13.07 pts vs state
7.0%Decision denial rate-15.39 pts vs state
57.5%Origination rate+1.27 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$160kMedian applicant income
304Loans originated
23Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236423531.7%6.43%#191
20246593170.8%6.50%#209
20255293044.4%6.50%#255

What Plains Commerce Bank lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 466 88% · 3.7% denied
Refinance 25 5% · 8.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 35 7% · 8.6% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 0% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 420 79% · 4.1% denied
FHA 81 15% · 7.4% denied
VA 27 5% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 13 57%
Unverifiable information 4 17%
Credit history 3 13%
Other 1 4%
Employment history 1 4%
Collateral 1 4%

Where in California

Counties with the most Plains Commerce Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Butte County 63413 4.8%
Sacramento County 54323 5.6%
San Bernardino County 47253 6.4%
Riverside County 40282 5.0%
Contra Costa County 39300 0.0%
San Diego County 36162 5.6%
Sonoma County 27230 0.0%
Los Angeles County 2572 8.0%
San Joaquin County 21100 0.0%
Solano County 1982 10.5%

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: 529 applications in 2025, of which 304 were originated and 23 denied.

4.4% of all applications, or 7.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Plains Commerce Bank originated in California in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Plains Commerce Bank'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