Residential Mortgage · California · 2025

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

Residential Mortgage took 14 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #692 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 78.6% of them and denied 7.1% (8.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

14Applicationsin CA
8.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$500,000Median loanstate $385,000
$6.7MVolume9 counties

Residential Mortgage in California vs the state

7.1%Denial rate-10.28 pts vs state
8.3%Decision denial rate-14.07 pts vs state
78.6%Origination rate+22.37 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.13 pts vs state
$216kMedian applicant income
11Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20241190.0%6.38%#714
202514117.1%5.99%#692

What Residential Mortgage lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 50% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 4 29% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 21% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 13 93% · 7.7% denied
FHA 1 7% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Other 1 100%

Where in California

Counties with the most Residential Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Riverside County 321 33.3%
Ventura County 220 0.0%
Shasta County 210 0.0%
San Diego County 220 0.0%
Tulare County 100 0.0%
San Bernardino County 110 0.0%
Contra Costa County 110 0.0%
Mariposa County 110 0.0%
Orange County 110 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: 14 applications in 2025, of which 11 were originated and 1 denied.

7.1% of all applications, or 8.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Residential Mortgage originated in California in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Residential 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