STAR ONE Credit Union · California · 2025

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

STAR ONE Credit Union took 2,452 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #83 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.4% of them and denied 24.4% (24.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

2.5kApplicationsin CA
24.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$405,000Median loanstate $385,000
$866MVolume46 counties

STAR ONE Credit Union in California vs the state

24.4%Denial rate+6.97 pts vs state
24.6%Decision denial rate+2.17 pts vs state
62.4%Origination rate+6.24 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.06Rate spread (pts)-0.21 pts vs state
$257kMedian applicant income
1,531Loans originated
598Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,2071,46119.4%6.38%#70
20242,1671,35025.8%6.63%#78
20252,4521,53124.4%6.50%#83

What STAR ONE Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 558 23% · 8.1% denied
Refinance 481 20% · 27.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 440 18% · 26.8% denied
Home improvement 700 29% · 27.6% denied
Other / HELOC 273 11% · 40.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,452 100% · 24.4% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 246 41%
Incomplete application 139 23%
Collateral 77 13%
Unverifiable information 67 11%
Other 35 6%
Credit history 25 4%
Insufficient cash 4 1%
Employment history 4 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%

Where in California

Counties with the most STAR ONE Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Santa Clara County 1,084689257 23.7%
Alameda County 448270113 25.2%
Contra Costa County 1287732 25.0%
San Mateo County 1287934 26.6%
San Joaquin County 1156734 29.6%
Santa Cruz County 875721 24.1%
Sacramento County 482714 29.2%
San Francisco County 30204 13.3%
Stanislaus County 30178 26.7%
Placer County 29232 6.9%

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: 2,452 applications in 2025, of which 1,531 were originated and 598 denied.

24.4% of all applications, or 24.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans STAR ONE Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are STAR ONE 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