San Mateo Credit Union · California · 2025

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

San Mateo Credit Union took 654 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #219 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.1% of them and denied 27.1% (32.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

654Applicationsin CA
32.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $385,000
$143MVolume35 counties

San Mateo Credit Union in California vs the state

27.1%Denial rate+9.64 pts vs state
32.5%Decision denial rate+10.08 pts vs state
56.1%Origination rate-0.08 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
0.34Rate spread (pts)+0.07 pts vs state
$180kMedian applicant income
367Loans originated
177Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202331416325.2%6.63%#282
202428917815.9%6.50%#307
202565436727.1%7.75%#219

What San Mateo Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 123 19% · 18.7% denied
Refinance 101 15% · 19.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 309 47% · 17.8% denied
Other / HELOC 121 19% · 65.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 654 100% · 27.1% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Other 72 41%
Debt-to-income ratio 65 37%
Credit history 20 11%
Collateral 12 7%
Unverifiable information 4 2%
Insufficient cash 2 1%
Employment history 1 1%
Incomplete application 1 1%

Where in California

Counties with the most San Mateo Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Mateo County 35121188 25.1%
Alameda County 763826 34.2%
Santa Clara County 452610 22.2%
San Francisco County 32147 21.9%
Contra Costa County 23119 39.1%
Sacramento County 18116 33.3%
Solano County 1273 25.0%
Placer County 1283 25.0%
Stanislaus County 1127 63.6%
San Joaquin County 1154 36.4%

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: 654 applications in 2025, of which 367 were originated and 177 denied.

27.1% of all applications, or 32.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans San Mateo Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are San Mateo 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