Sesloc · California · 2025

Sesloc in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Sesloc took 800 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #194 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.5% of them and denied 26.3% (30.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

800Applicationsin CA
30.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$170,000Median loanstate $385,000
$118MVolume19 counties

Sesloc in California vs the state

26.3%Denial rate+8.83 pts vs state
30.0%Decision denial rate+7.56 pts vs state
60.5%Origination rate+4.30 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
0.24Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$145kMedian applicant income
484Loans originated
210Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202389647838.2%8.25%#146
202480742739.5%8.50%#182
202580048426.3%7.50%#194

What Sesloc lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 82 10% · 15.9% denied
Refinance 74 9% · 12.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 51 6% · 7.8% denied
Home improvement 231 29% · 34.2% denied
Other / HELOC 362 45% · 29.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 800 100% · 26.3% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 89 42%
Incomplete application 42 20%
Credit history 34 16%
Collateral 27 13%
Other 14 7%
Unverifiable information 2 1%
Employment history 1 0%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in California

Counties with the most Sesloc applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Luis Obispo County 624387154 24.7%
Santa Barbara County 1387845 32.6%
San Diego County 431 25.0%
Kern County 401 25.0%
Monterey County 422 50.0%
Los Angeles County 431 25.0%
Madera County 312 66.7%
Fresno County 320 0.0%
Tulare County 220 0.0%
Yolo County 110 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: 800 applications in 2025, of which 484 were originated and 210 denied.

26.3% of all applications, or 30.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Sesloc originated in California in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Sesloc'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