Southwest Airlines Federal Credit Union · California · 2025

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

Southwest Airlines Federal Credit Union took 22 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #624 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.1% of them and denied 40.9% (40.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

22Applicationsin CA
40.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
5.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $385,000
$2.3MVolume11 counties

Southwest Airlines Federal Credit Union in California vs the state

40.9%Denial rate+23.49 pts vs state
40.9%Decision denial rate+18.51 pts vs state
59.1%Origination rate+2.89 pts vs state
5.75%Median rate-0.88 pts vs state
-0.24Rate spread (pts)-0.51 pts vs state
$131kMedian applicant income
13Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023161037.5%5.75%#683
202415940.0%5.75%#665
2025221340.9%5.75%#624

What Southwest Airlines Federal Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1 5% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 4 18% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 59% · 46.2% denied
Home improvement 4 18% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 22 100% · 40.9% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Credit history 5 56%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 33%
Collateral 1 11%

Where in California

Counties with the most Southwest Airlines Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Diego County 532 40.0%
Los Angeles County 514 80.0%
San Bernardino County 220 0.0%
Riverside County 220 0.0%
Placer County 202 100.0%
Marin County 110 0.0%
Alameda County 110 0.0%
Ventura County 110 0.0%
Solano County 110 0.0%
Orange 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: 22 applications in 2025, of which 13 were originated and 9 denied.

40.9% of all applications, or 40.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Southwest Airlines Federal Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 5.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Southwest Airlines 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