Sunflower Bank · California · 2025

Sunflower Bank in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Sunflower Bank took 169 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #384 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.9% of them and denied 5.9% (8.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

169Applicationsin CA
8.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$565,000Median loanstate $385,000
$84MVolume26 counties

Sunflower Bank in California vs the state

5.9%Denial rate-11.50 pts vs state
8.1%Decision denial rate-14.27 pts vs state
66.9%Origination rate+10.66 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.11 pts vs state
$220kMedian applicant income
113Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023521615.4%6.56%#533
202452339.6%6.63%#522
20251691135.9%6.63%#384

What Sunflower Bank lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 123 73% · 3.3% denied
Refinance 22 13% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 18 11% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 3 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 146 86% · 6.2% denied
FHA 17 10% · 5.9% denied
VA 6 4% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 6 60%
Unverifiable information 2 20%
Collateral 1 10%
Insufficient cash 1 10%

Where in California

Counties with the most Sunflower Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Placer County 40291 2.5%
Sacramento County 28251 3.6%
Los Angeles County 23133 13.0%
Riverside County 13100 0.0%
San Diego County 1260 0.0%
San Bernardino County 934 44.4%
Orange County 640 0.0%
Siskiyou County 640 0.0%
Nevada County 420 0.0%
Yuba County 430 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: 169 applications in 2025, of which 113 were originated and 10 denied.

5.9% of all applications, or 8.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

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

About this data. Figures are Sunflower Bank'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