Stg Mortgage · California · 2025

Stg Mortgage in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Stg Mortgage took 1,676 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #120 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.4% of them and denied 7.5% (10.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

1.7kApplicationsin CA
10.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$635,000Median loanstate $385,000
$688MVolume45 counties

Stg Mortgage in California vs the state

7.5%Denial rate-9.96 pts vs state
10.9%Decision denial rate-11.53 pts vs state
55.4%Origination rate-0.83 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.31Rate spread (pts)+0.04 pts vs state
$194kMedian applicant income
928Loans originated
125Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235903593.1%7.13%#200
20241,3607917.4%6.75%#127
20251,6769287.5%6.63%#120

What Stg Mortgage lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,064 63% · 7.3% denied
Refinance 327 20% · 5.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 284 17% · 9.9% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,133 68% · 5.2% denied
FHA 507 30% · 12.0% denied
VA 35 2% · 14.3% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 32 26%
Incomplete application 28 22%
Collateral 22 18%
Credit history 17 14%
Unverifiable information 10 8%
Employment history 9 7%
Other 4 3%
Insufficient cash 3 2%

Where in California

Counties with the most Stg Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 37819731 8.2%
San Diego County 25414216 6.3%
Riverside County 152819 5.9%
Orange County 1417012 8.5%
San Bernardino County 1155816 13.9%
Sonoma County 87564 4.6%
Ventura County 71462 2.8%
Sacramento County 55302 3.6%
Contra Costa County 52370 0.0%
Alameda County 50285 10.0%

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: 1,676 applications in 2025, of which 928 were originated and 125 denied.

7.5% of all applications, or 10.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Stg Mortgage originated in California in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Stg Mortgage'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