Ranlife · California · 2025

Ranlife in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Ranlife took 41 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #549 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.4% of them and denied 2.4% (3.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

41Applicationsin CA
3.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
5.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$345,000Median loanstate $385,000
$9.2MVolume20 counties

Ranlife in California vs the state

2.4%Denial rate-14.98 pts vs state
3.7%Decision denial rate-18.70 pts vs state
63.4%Origination rate+7.21 pts vs state
5.88%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.11 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
26Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202330160.0%6.38%#604
2024391815.4%5.93%#558
202541262.4%5.88%#549

What Ranlife lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6 15% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 11 27% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 23 56% · 4.4% denied
Other / HELOC 1 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 15 37% · 0.0% denied
FHA 21 51% · 4.8% denied
VA 5 12% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Credit history 1 100%

Where in California

Counties with the most Ranlife applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Bernardino County 1170 0.0%
Riverside County 531 20.0%
Fresno County 430 0.0%
Los Angeles County 430 0.0%
Kern County 210 0.0%
Sacramento County 100 0.0%
Stanislaus County 110 0.0%
San Diego County 100 0.0%
Siskiyou County 110 0.0%
Alameda County 100 0.0%

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: 41 applications in 2025, of which 26 were originated and 1 denied.

2.4% of all applications, or 3.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Ranlife originated in California in 2025 was 5.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Ranlife'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