Southland Credit Union · California · 2025

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

Southland Credit Union took 607 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #232 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.9% of them and denied 31.0% (38.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

607Applicationsin CA
38.8%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $385,000
$112MVolume20 counties

Southland Credit Union in California vs the state

31.0%Denial rate+13.55 pts vs state
38.8%Decision denial rate+16.36 pts vs state
47.9%Origination rate-8.26 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$170kMedian applicant income
291Loans originated
188Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202353225835.3%8.75%#214
202460328136.2%8.50%#223
202560729131.0%7.50%#232

What Southland Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 106 17% · 6.6% denied
Refinance 81 13% · 18.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 30 5% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 223 37% · 40.8% denied
Other / HELOC 167 28% · 41.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 607 100% · 31.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 73 39%
Incomplete application 55 29%
Collateral 26 14%
Credit history 19 10%
Other 7 4%
Unverifiable information 7 4%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in California

Counties with the most Southland Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 398171149 37.4%
Orange County 794617 21.5%
Riverside County 432213 30.2%
San Diego County 32192 6.3%
San Bernardino County 25144 16.0%
San Joaquin County 530 0.0%
Sacramento County 430 0.0%
Ventura County 330 0.0%
Placer County 210 0.0%
Alameda County 211 50.0%

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: 607 applications in 2025, of which 291 were originated and 188 denied.

31.0% of all applications, or 38.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

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

About this data. Figures are Southland 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