Teachers Federal Credit Union · California · 2025

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

Teachers Federal Credit Union took 246 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #335 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.0% of them and denied 4.5% (5.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

246Applicationsin CA
5.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
5.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$910,000Median loanstate $385,000
$193MVolume23 counties

Teachers Federal Credit Union in California vs the state

4.5%Denial rate-12.95 pts vs state
5.7%Decision denial rate-16.67 pts vs state
72.0%Origination rate+15.75 pts vs state
5.75%Median rate-0.88 pts vs state
0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$303kMedian applicant income
177Loans originated
11Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202378526.4%6.31%#474
2024121862.5%6.13%#412
20252461774.5%5.75%#335

What Teachers Federal Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 119 48% · 1.7% denied
Refinance 73 30% · 2.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 23 9% · 13.0% denied
Other / HELOC 31 13% · 12.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 246 100% · 4.5% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 6 55%
Credit history 3 27%
Collateral 2 18%

Where in California

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Orange County 54392 3.7%
Los Angeles County 36264 11.1%
Alameda County 36281 2.8%
Santa Clara County 32210 0.0%
San Diego County 22121 4.5%
Contra Costa County 17150 0.0%
Riverside County 13111 7.7%
San Francisco County 770 0.0%
San Mateo County 720 0.0%
Marin 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: 246 applications in 2025, of which 177 were originated and 11 denied.

4.5% of all applications, or 5.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

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

About this data. Figures are Teachers 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