The Northern Trust · California · 2025

The Northern Trust in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

The Northern Trust took 42 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #545 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 83.3% of them and denied 4.8% (5.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

42Applicationsin CA
5.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
Median ratestate 6.63%
$1,685,000Median loanstate $385,000
$81MVolume15 counties

The Northern Trust in California vs the state

4.8%Denial rate-12.66 pts vs state
5.1%Decision denial rate-17.27 pts vs state
83.3%Origination rate+27.13 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$481kMedian applicant income
35Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202342339.5%6.13%#559
202435245.7%6.50%#575
202542354.8%#545

What The Northern Trust lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 12 29% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 19 45% · 10.5% denied
Other / HELOC 11 26% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 42 100% · 4.8% denied

Where in California

Counties with the most The Northern Trust applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 1190 0.0%
Orange County 761 14.3%
San Francisco County 550 0.0%
San Diego County 431 25.0%
Santa Barbara County 310 0.0%
Ventura County 210 0.0%
Marin County 220 0.0%
Contra Costa County 110 0.0%
Santa Clara County 110 0.0%
Riverside County 110 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: 42 applications in 2025, of which 35 were originated and 2 denied.

4.8% of all applications, or 5.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are The Northern Trust'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