Southwest Stage Funding · California · 2025

Southwest Stage Funding in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Southwest Stage Funding took 27 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #604 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 7.4% of them and denied 14.8% (57.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

27Applicationsin CA
57.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
5.56%Median ratestate 6.63%
$245,000Median loanstate $385,000
$820kVolume10 counties

Southwest Stage Funding in California vs the state

14.8%Denial rate-2.61 pts vs state
57.1%Decision denial rate+34.74 pts vs state
7.4%Origination rate-48.79 pts vs state
5.56%Median rate-1.06 pts vs state
-0.74Rate spread (pts)-1.02 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
2Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023231139.1%7.38%#636
202446513.0%7.15%#535
202527214.8%5.56%#604

What Southwest Stage Funding lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 27 100% · 14.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 14 52% · 28.6% denied
FHA 11 41% · 0.0% denied
VA 2 7% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 50%
Employment history 1 25%
Other 1 25%

Where in California

Counties with the most Southwest Stage Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Butte County 1001 10.0%
Siskiyou County 311 33.3%
Riverside County 301 33.3%
Los Angeles County 300 0.0%
Yuba County 200 0.0%
San Bernardino County 201 50.0%
San Diego County 100 0.0%
Tehama County 100 0.0%
Shasta County 110 0.0%
Solano County 100 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: 27 applications in 2025, of which 2 were originated and 4 denied.

14.8% of all applications, or 57.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Southwest Stage Funding originated in California in 2025 was 5.56%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Southwest Stage Funding'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