The Dart Bank · California · 2025

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

The Dart Bank took 232 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #344 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.1% of them and denied 8.6% (9.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

232Applicationsin CA
9.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.63%
$640,000Median loanstate $385,000
$115MVolume27 counties

The Dart Bank in California vs the state

8.6%Denial rate-8.80 pts vs state
9.4%Decision denial rate-13.05 pts vs state
74.1%Origination rate+17.94 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.07Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$206kMedian applicant income
172Loans originated
20Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202416136.3%6.00%#659
20252321728.6%6.38%#344

What The Dart Bank lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 146 63% · 6.9% denied
Refinance 59 25% · 6.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 21 9% · 23.8% denied
Other / HELOC 6 3% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 212 91% · 9.0% denied
FHA 17 7% · 5.9% denied
VA 3 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 10 50%
Collateral 6 30%
Other 4 20%

Where in California

Counties with the most The Dart Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 45323 6.7%
Orange County 45315 11.1%
Riverside County 20160 0.0%
San Diego County 18142 11.1%
Alameda County 18143 16.7%
Santa Clara County 1191 9.1%
Ventura County 1171 9.1%
Marin County 952 22.2%
San Bernardino County 861 12.5%
Sacramento County 760 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: 232 applications in 2025, of which 172 were originated and 20 denied.

8.6% of all applications, or 9.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans The Dart Bank originated in California in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are The Dart 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