Spring Eq · California · 2025

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

Spring Eq took 21,601 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #6 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 31.2% of them and denied 50.8% (60.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

22kApplicationsin CA
60.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
8.88%Median ratestate 6.63%
$105,000Median loanstate $385,000
$949MVolume57 counties

Spring Eq in California vs the state

50.8%Denial rate+33.36 pts vs state
60.3%Decision denial rate+37.91 pts vs state
31.2%Origination rate-24.99 pts vs state
8.88%Median rate+2.25 pts vs state
2.69Rate spread (pts)+2.42 pts vs state
$148kMedian applicant income
6,742Loans originated
10,970Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202318,3714,45667.1%11.00%#6
202423,1337,20455.2%9.95%#5
202521,6016,74250.8%8.88%#6

What Spring Eq lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 302 1% · 47.7% denied
Refinance 1,280 6% · 47.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 2,379 11% · 46.2% denied
Home improvement 6,984 32% · 48.5% denied
Other / HELOC 10,656 49% · 53.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 21,601 100% · 50.8% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Incomplete application 7,559 69%
Debt-to-income ratio 1,741 16%
Other 634 6%
Credit history 450 4%
Collateral 419 4%
Unverifiable information 158 1%
Employment history 9 0%

Where in California

Counties with the most Spring Eq applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 4,2801,2392,248 52.5%
San Diego County 2,2997901,105 48.1%
Riverside County 2,1546871,110 51.5%
Orange County 1,681523854 50.8%
San Bernardino County 1,512474790 52.2%
Sacramento County 1,178416559 47.5%
Contra Costa County 785252372 47.4%
San Joaquin County 575189296 51.5%
Ventura County 564190259 45.9%
Alameda County 559139310 55.5%

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%
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%
Coastal Community BankC 15,8302.7%9.99%

Frequently asked questions

California: 21,601 applications in 2025, of which 6,742 were originated and 10,970 denied.

50.8% of all applications, or 60.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Spring Eq originated in California in 2025 was 8.88%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Spring Eq'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