Royal United Mortgage · California · 2025

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

Royal United Mortgage took 115 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #417 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.0% of them and denied 25.2% (28.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

115Applicationsin CA
28.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $385,000
$10MVolume35 counties

Royal United Mortgage in California vs the state

25.2%Denial rate+7.80 pts vs state
28.2%Decision denial rate+5.76 pts vs state
60.0%Origination rate+3.80 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.86Rate spread (pts)+0.59 pts vs state
$51kMedian applicant income
69Loans originated
29Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202320011721.0%7.00%#343
202418310429.5%7.00%#360
20251156925.2%6.88%#417

What Royal United Mortgage lends in California

By loan purpose

Refinance 115 100% · 25.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 107 93% · 24.3% denied
FHA 6 5% · 33.3% denied
VA 2 2% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Incomplete application 12 41%
Collateral 9 31%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 10%
Unverifiable information 2 7%
Credit history 2 7%
Employment history 1 3%

Where in California

Counties with the most Royal United Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 1365 38.5%
San Bernardino County 1375 38.5%
Riverside County 1273 25.0%
Sacramento County 741 14.3%
Orange County 641 16.7%
Kern County 642 33.3%
San Diego County 421 25.0%
El Dorado County 420 0.0%
Contra Costa County 430 0.0%
Stanislaus County 321 33.3%

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: 115 applications in 2025, of which 69 were originated and 29 denied.

25.2% of all applications, or 28.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Royal United Mortgage originated in California in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Royal United 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