Plaza Home Mortgage · California · 2025

Plaza Home Mortgage in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Plaza Home Mortgage took 1,899 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #108 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.6% of them and denied 34.8% (37.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

1.9kApplicationsin CA
37.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$425,000Median loanstate $385,000
$490MVolume53 counties

Plaza Home Mortgage in California vs the state

34.8%Denial rate+17.34 pts vs state
37.7%Decision denial rate+15.29 pts vs state
55.6%Origination rate-0.59 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.39Rate spread (pts)+0.12 pts vs state
$141kMedian applicant income
1,056Loans originated
660Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,49992913.7%6.88%#101
20241,9681,11226.7%6.88%#86
20251,8991,05634.8%6.63%#108

What Plaza Home Mortgage lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 978 52% · 32.3% denied
Refinance 246 13% · 39.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 675 36% · 36.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,121 59% · 34.9% denied
FHA 635 33% · 33.4% denied
VA 139 7% · 38.1% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Other 362 55%
Unverifiable information 95 14%
Debt-to-income ratio 85 13%
Collateral 42 6%
Insufficient cash 39 6%
Credit history 33 5%
Employment history 3 0%
Incomplete application 1 0%

Where in California

Counties with the most Plaza Home Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 356184136 38.2%
San Diego County 17911447 26.3%
Riverside County 1648160 36.6%
Orange County 1468548 32.9%
San Bernardino County 995338 38.4%
Sacramento County 986728 28.6%
Fresno County 915233 36.3%
Kern County 894733 37.1%
Contra Costa County 522521 40.4%
Merced County 523911 21.2%

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: 1,899 applications in 2025, of which 1,056 were originated and 660 denied.

34.8% of all applications, or 37.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Plaza Home Mortgage originated in California in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Plaza Home Mortgage'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