Strong Home Mortgage · California · 2025

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

Strong Home Mortgage took 138 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #403 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.8% of them and denied 9.4% (16.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

138Applicationsin CA
16.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$595,000Median loanstate $385,000
$40MVolume26 counties

Strong Home Mortgage in California vs the state

9.4%Denial rate-8.00 pts vs state
16.5%Decision denial rate-5.94 pts vs state
47.8%Origination rate-8.37 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.03Rate spread (pts)-0.24 pts vs state
$195kMedian applicant income
66Loans originated
13Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023108459.3%6.49%#425
202452291.9%6.50%#523
2025138669.4%6.49%#403

What Strong Home Mortgage lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 50 36% · 4.0% denied
Refinance 55 40% · 10.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 24 17% · 12.5% denied
Home improvement 2 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 7 5% · 28.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 100 72% · 6.0% denied
FHA 26 19% · 23.1% denied
VA 12 9% · 8.3% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 8 62%
Unverifiable information 1 8%
Other 1 8%
Insufficient cash 1 8%
Collateral 1 8%
Credit history 1 8%

Where in California

Counties with the most Strong Home Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 25145 20.0%
San Diego County 1482 14.3%
Orange County 1140 0.0%
San Bernardino County 951 11.1%
Riverside County 951 11.1%
Sacramento County 831 12.5%
San Joaquin County 720 0.0%
Alameda County 720 0.0%
Placer County 410 0.0%
Solano County 420 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: 138 applications in 2025, of which 66 were originated and 13 denied.

9.4% of all applications, or 16.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Strong Home Mortgage originated in California in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Strong Home 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