San Diego County Credit Union · California · 2025

San Diego County Credit Union in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

San Diego County Credit Union took 940 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #179 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.9% of them and denied 29.2% (37.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

940Applicationsin CA
37.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
8.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $385,000
$92MVolume14 counties

San Diego County Credit Union in California vs the state

29.2%Denial rate+11.73 pts vs state
37.4%Decision denial rate+14.98 pts vs state
47.9%Origination rate-8.33 pts vs state
8.50%Median rate+1.88 pts vs state
1.79Rate spread (pts)+1.52 pts vs state
$146kMedian applicant income
450Loans originated
274Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,77987435.4%8.13%#87
20241,15656932.4%8.13%#142
202594045029.2%8.50%#179

What San Diego County Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 62 7% · 11.3% denied
Refinance 181 19% · 26.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 37 4% · 13.5% denied
Home improvement 482 51% · 30.7% denied
Other / HELOC 178 19% · 37.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 940 100% · 29.2% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 109 40%
Credit history 94 34%
Collateral 35 13%
Other 25 9%
Unverifiable information 6 2%
Employment history 5 2%

Where in California

Counties with the most San Diego County Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Diego County 784370226 28.8%
Riverside County 1095537 33.9%
Orange County 28167 25.0%
Los Angeles County 522 40.0%
San Bernardino County 320 0.0%
El Dorado County 210 0.0%
Santa Clara County 210 0.0%
Imperial County 101 100.0%
San Luis Obispo County 100 0.0%
Humboldt 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: 940 applications in 2025, of which 450 were originated and 274 denied.

29.2% of all applications, or 37.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans San Diego County Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 8.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are San Diego County Credit Union'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