Sunward Federal Credit Union · California · 2025

Sunward Federal Credit Union in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Sunward Federal Credit Union took 489 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #263 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.0% of them and denied 1.8% (2.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

489Applicationsin CA
2.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
5.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$765,000Median loanstate $385,000
$266MVolume1 counties

Sunward Federal Credit Union in California vs the state

1.8%Denial rate-15.58 pts vs state
2.5%Decision denial rate-19.94 pts vs state
73.0%Origination rate+16.81 pts vs state
5.75%Median rate-0.88 pts vs state
-0.42Rate spread (pts)-0.69 pts vs state
$266kMedian applicant income
357Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202374534.1%6.75%#483
20242401984.2%6.38%#322
20254893571.8%5.75%#263

What Sunward Federal Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 244 50% · 0.8% denied
Refinance 146 30% · 0.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 36 7% · 5.6% denied
Home improvement 29 6% · 3.5% denied
Other / HELOC 34 7% · 8.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 489 100% · 1.8% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Other 4 44%
Credit history 3 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 11%
Collateral 1 11%

Where in California

Counties with the most Sunward Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Alameda County 2071515 2.4%

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: 489 applications in 2025, of which 357 were originated and 9 denied.

1.8% of all applications, or 2.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Sunward Federal Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 5.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Sunward Federal 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