Self-Help Federal Credit Union · California · 2025

Self-Help Federal Credit Union in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Self-Help Federal Credit Union took 189 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #371 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.2% of them and denied 11.1% (12.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

189Applicationsin CA
12.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
8.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$305,000Median loanstate $385,000
$44MVolume22 counties

Self-Help Federal Credit Union in California vs the state

11.1%Denial rate-6.31 pts vs state
12.4%Decision denial rate-9.97 pts vs state
76.2%Origination rate+19.99 pts vs state
8.25%Median rate+1.63 pts vs state
1.76Rate spread (pts)+1.48 pts vs state
$78kMedian applicant income
144Loans originated
21Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202324615022.8%8.38%#316
202426217818.7%8.38%#314
202518914411.1%8.25%#371

What Self-Help Federal Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 176 93% · 11.4% denied
Refinance 6 3% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 2% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 4 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 189 100% · 11.1% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Collateral 15 71%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 14%
Unverifiable information 1 5%
Credit history 1 5%
Insufficient cash 1 5%

Where in California

Counties with the most Self-Help Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fresno County 37262 5.4%
Kern County 34265 14.7%
Tulare County 22192 9.1%
Sacramento County 19171 5.3%
Merced County 13112 15.4%
San Joaquin County 12102 16.7%
Solano County 1081 10.0%
Kings County 851 12.5%
Stanislaus County 660 0.0%
Madera County 540 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: 189 applications in 2025, of which 144 were originated and 21 denied.

11.1% of all applications, or 12.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Self-Help Federal Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 8.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Self-Help 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