Signature Federal Credit Union · California · 2025

Signature Federal Credit Union in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Signature Federal Credit Union took 74 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #480 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 36.5% of them and denied 12.2% (25.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

74Applicationsin CA
25.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
8.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$165,000Median loanstate $385,000
$4.5MVolume23 counties

Signature Federal Credit Union in California vs the state

12.2%Denial rate-5.26 pts vs state
25.0%Decision denial rate+2.60 pts vs state
36.5%Origination rate-19.71 pts vs state
8.00%Median rate+1.38 pts vs state
1.17Rate spread (pts)+0.90 pts vs state
$188kMedian applicant income
27Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023925221.7%9.00%#456
2024972136.1%9.50%#447
2025742712.2%8.00%#480

What Signature Federal Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6 8% · 16.7% denied
Refinance 7 9% · 14.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 8% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 33 45% · 15.2% denied
Other / HELOC 22 30% · 9.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 74 100% · 12.2% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 7 78%
Other 1 11%
Credit history 1 11%

Where in California

Counties with the most Signature Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Diego County 1141 9.1%
Riverside County 1020 0.0%
Los Angeles County 811 12.5%
Orange County 741 14.3%
Sacramento County 620 0.0%
San Bernardino County 420 0.0%
Placer County 420 0.0%
San Joaquin County 321 33.3%
Kern County 311 33.3%
Shasta County 310 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: 74 applications in 2025, of which 27 were originated and 9 denied.

12.2% of all applications, or 25.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Signature Federal Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 8.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Signature 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