Sun West Mortgage Company · California · 2025

Sun West Mortgage Company in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Sun West Mortgage Company took 3,056 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #67 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.5% of them and denied 11.1% (13.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

3.1kApplicationsin CA
13.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.63%
$495,000Median loanstate $385,000
$886MVolume53 counties

Sun West Mortgage Company in California vs the state

11.1%Denial rate-6.33 pts vs state
13.0%Decision denial rate-9.43 pts vs state
55.5%Origination rate-0.67 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
0.06Rate spread (pts)-0.21 pts vs state
$143kMedian applicant income
1,697Loans originated
339Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,87894020.0%6.50%#84
20242,2571,20814.1%6.25%#76
20253,0561,69711.1%6.13%#67

What Sun West Mortgage Company lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,163 38% · 8.0% denied
Refinance 908 30% · 6.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 908 30% · 19.7% denied
Other / HELOC 77 3% · 16.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,290 42% · 6.4% denied
FHA 1,288 42% · 14.5% denied
VA 471 15% · 14.2% denied
USDA / RHS 7 0% · 42.9% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 120 35%
Credit history 110 32%
Other 90 27%
Collateral 9 3%
Employment history 6 2%
Unverifiable information 4 1%

Where in California

Counties with the most Sun West Mortgage Company applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 56929573 12.8%
Riverside County 50927757 11.2%
San Bernardino County 36118847 13.0%
San Diego County 27015723 8.5%
Orange County 1729914 8.1%
Sacramento County 1518916 10.6%
San Joaquin County 1006112 12.0%
Alameda County 98646 6.1%
Kern County 924613 14.1%
Fresno County 80499 11.3%

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: 3,056 applications in 2025, of which 1,697 were originated and 339 denied.

11.1% of all applications, or 13.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Sun West Mortgage Company originated in California in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Sun West Mortgage Company'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