SayGO Home Loans · California · 2025

SayGO Home Loans in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

SayGO Home Loans took 302 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #315 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 20.5% of them and denied 8.3% (28.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

302Applicationsin CA
28.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
5.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$440,000Median loanstate $385,000
$29MVolume36 counties

SayGO Home Loans in California vs the state

8.3%Denial rate-9.14 pts vs state
28.4%Decision denial rate+6.01 pts vs state
20.5%Origination rate-35.67 pts vs state
5.88%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
0.03Rate spread (pts)-0.24 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
62Loans originated
25Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2024391112.8%5.99%#560
2025302628.3%5.88%#315

What SayGO Home Loans lends in California

By loan purpose

Refinance 162 54% · 6.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 140 46% · 10.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 185 61% · 8.7% denied
FHA 75 25% · 12.0% denied
VA 42 14% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 16 64%
Credit history 5 20%
Collateral 4 16%

Where in California

Counties with the most SayGO Home Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 44125 11.4%
Riverside County 41133 7.3%
San Diego County 2432 8.3%
Sacramento County 2044 20.0%
Santa Clara County 1730 0.0%
Orange County 1711 5.9%
Alameda County 1430 0.0%
San Joaquin County 1431 7.1%
Contra Costa County 1230 0.0%
San Bernardino County 1210 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: 302 applications in 2025, of which 62 were originated and 25 denied.

8.3% of all applications, or 28.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans SayGO Home Loans originated in California in 2025 was 5.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are SayGO Home Loans'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