San Francisco Fire Credit Union · California · 2025

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

San Francisco Fire Credit Union took 412 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #285 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.6% of them and denied 19.4% (23.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

412Applicationsin CA
23.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $385,000
$71MVolume28 counties

San Francisco Fire Credit Union in California vs the state

19.4%Denial rate+2.00 pts vs state
23.7%Decision denial rate+1.34 pts vs state
55.6%Origination rate-0.62 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$205kMedian applicant income
229Loans originated
80Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202342223219.9%9.25%#245
202435016427.7%10.25%#287
202541222919.4%#285

What San Francisco Fire Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 62 15% · 4.8% denied
Refinance 42 10% · 9.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 28 7% · 17.9% denied
Home improvement 30 7% · 6.7% denied
Other / HELOC 250 61% · 26.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 412 100% · 19.4% denied

Where in California

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Francisco County 83686 7.2%
Alameda County 33262 6.1%
Marin County 33244 12.1%
San Mateo County 31272 6.5%
Contra Costa County 31242 6.5%
Sonoma County 19161 5.3%
Santa Clara County 650 0.0%
Solano County 651 16.7%
Sacramento County 540 0.0%
Placer County 532 40.0%

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: 412 applications in 2025, of which 229 were originated and 80 denied.

19.4% of all applications, or 23.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are San Francisco Fire 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