San Francisco Federal Credit Union · California · 2025

San Francisco Federal Credit Union in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

San Francisco Federal Credit Union took 234 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #342 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 81.6% of them and denied 3.0% (3.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

234Applicationsin CA
3.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
5.80%Median ratestate 6.63%
$905,000Median loanstate $385,000
$200MVolume15 counties

San Francisco Federal Credit Union in California vs the state

3.0%Denial rate-14.43 pts vs state
3.4%Decision denial rate-18.99 pts vs state
81.6%Origination rate+25.42 pts vs state
5.80%Median rate-0.83 pts vs state
-0.33Rate spread (pts)-0.61 pts vs state
$296kMedian applicant income
191Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023291920.7%6.38%#607
20241481087.4%5.69%#381
20252341913.0%5.80%#342

What San Francisco Federal Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 119 51% · 1.7% denied
Refinance 91 39% · 4.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 6% · 6.7% denied
Home improvement 9 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 234 100% · 3.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 5 71%
Credit history 2 29%

Where in California

Counties with the most San Francisco Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Francisco County 60513 5.0%
Alameda County 48390 0.0%
Santa Clara County 37271 2.7%
San Mateo County 26221 3.8%
Contra Costa County 20161 5.0%
Marin County 13120 0.0%
Sacramento County 751 14.3%
Los Angeles County 640 0.0%
Solano County 440 0.0%
San Diego County 440 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: 234 applications in 2025, of which 191 were originated and 7 denied.

3.0% of all applications, or 3.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans San Francisco Federal Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 5.80%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are San Francisco Federal 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