Resicentral · California · 2025

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

Resicentral took 1,723 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #116 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.3% of them and denied 3.9% (5.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

1.7kApplicationsin CA
5.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$545,000Median loanstate $385,000
$654MVolume48 counties

Resicentral in California vs the state

3.9%Denial rate-13.53 pts vs state
5.3%Decision denial rate-17.10 pts vs state
64.3%Origination rate+8.11 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.12Rate spread (pts)-0.16 pts vs state
$170kMedian applicant income
1,108Loans originated
67Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235743437.8%6.88%#202
20241,3589083.8%6.63%#128
20251,7231,1083.9%6.49%#116

What Resicentral lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,142 66% · 3.9% denied
Refinance 340 20% · 2.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 232 13% · 6.0% denied
Home improvement 9 1% · 11.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,289 75% · 4.3% denied
FHA 284 16% · 3.2% denied
VA 150 9% · 1.3% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 41 61%
Collateral 17 25%
Unverifiable information 3 4%
Other 3 4%
Credit history 1 1%
Employment history 1 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in California

Counties with the most Resicentral applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Diego County 40125818 4.5%
Los Angeles County 157945 3.2%
Riverside County 138914 2.9%
Sacramento County 113713 2.7%
Santa Clara County 112684 3.6%
Alameda County 97654 4.1%
Contra Costa County 67483 4.5%
Orange County 66432 3.0%
San Bernardino County 60325 8.3%
Fresno County 47302 4.3%

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: 1,723 applications in 2025, of which 1,108 were originated and 67 denied.

3.9% of all applications, or 5.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Resicentral originated in California in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Resicentral'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