TOWER Federal Credit Union · California · 2025

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

TOWER Federal Credit Union took 92 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #451 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.3% of them and denied 34.8% (39.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

92Applicationsin CA
39.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$205,000Median loanstate $385,000
$13MVolume24 counties

TOWER Federal Credit Union in California vs the state

34.8%Denial rate+17.36 pts vs state
39.5%Decision denial rate+17.11 pts vs state
53.3%Origination rate-2.94 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
-0.19Rate spread (pts)-0.46 pts vs state
$202kMedian applicant income
49Loans originated
32Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023964839.6%7.00%#448
20241055636.2%8.00%#433
2025924934.8%7.00%#451

What TOWER Federal Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 14 15% · 35.7% denied
Refinance 3 3% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 25 27% · 24.0% denied
Home improvement 24 26% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 26 28% · 46.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 92 100% · 34.8% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 17 53%
Other 7 22%
Credit history 7 22%
Employment history 1 3%

Where in California

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 1796 35.3%
Riverside County 1256 50.0%
San Diego County 853 37.5%
Alameda County 641 16.7%
Sacramento County 642 33.3%
Ventura County 632 33.3%
Kern County 523 60.0%
Orange County 532 40.0%
San Bernardino County 421 25.0%
Solano County 320 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: 92 applications in 2025, of which 49 were originated and 32 denied.

34.8% of all applications, or 39.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans TOWER Federal Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are TOWER 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