Provident Funding Associates · California · 2025

Provident Funding Associates in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Provident Funding Associates took 2,022 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #107 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.7% of them and denied 9.8% (13.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

2.0kApplicationsin CA
13.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$545,000Median loanstate $385,000
$651MVolume51 counties

Provident Funding Associates in California vs the state

9.8%Denial rate-7.58 pts vs state
13.8%Decision denial rate-8.63 pts vs state
59.7%Origination rate+3.54 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.43 pts vs state
$178kMedian applicant income
1,208Loans originated
199Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,6488659.3%6.50%#96
20241,9201,0399.8%6.50%#89
20252,0221,2089.8%6.38%#107

What Provident Funding Associates lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,113 55% · 7.7% denied
Refinance 732 36% · 7.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 177 9% · 31.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,022 100% · 9.8% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 62 31%
Collateral 61 31%
Credit history 37 19%
Other 27 14%
Unverifiable information 6 3%
Employment history 4 2%
Insufficient cash 2 1%

Where in California

Counties with the most Provident Funding Associates applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sacramento County 27218016 5.9%
Los Angeles County 21411721 9.8%
San Diego County 1477916 10.9%
Riverside County 1317118 13.7%
Orange County 127739 7.1%
Contra Costa County 118708 6.8%
Placer County 111777 6.3%
Alameda County 95649 9.5%
San Bernardino County 824315 18.3%
Santa Clara County 804212 15.0%

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: 2,022 applications in 2025, of which 1,208 were originated and 199 denied.

9.8% of all applications, or 13.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Provident Funding Associates originated in California in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Provident Funding Associates'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