Mortgage lender · Chico, CA · LEI 549300W0YBCUV18HSR42

Tri Counties Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Tri Counties Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 34.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 19th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.18 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 68th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.5kApplications2025
53.7%Originatedof applications
34.3%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.13%Median ratenational 6.63%
$460MLoan volume4 states

Tri Counties Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

29.5%Denial rate (all applications)+11.48 pts vs national
34.3%Denial rate (decided applications)+11.66 pts vs national
53.7%Origination rate-4.36 pts vs national
9.4%Withdrawn by applicant
4.6%Closed for incompleteness
6.13%Median interest rate-0.50 pts vs national
-0.18Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.44 pts vs national
$135,000Median loan amount
$4,646Median total loan costs
$98kMedian applicant income
63%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

19th34.3% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

68th-0.18 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

43rd14.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

41st3.44% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20232,0991,05631.7%37.3%8.75%$359M
20241,9351,03927.9%32.9%9.13%$365M
20252,4541,31729.5%34.3%6.13%$460M

What Tri Counties Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 560 23% · 11.6% denied
Refinance 328 13% · 27.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 155 6% · 38.1% denied
Home improvement 464 19% · 34.7% denied
Other / HELOC 947 39% · 36.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,448 100% · 29.5% denied
FHA 6 0% · 33.3% denied

Also: 1,662 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 102 manufactured homes, 190 investment properties.

Why Tri Counties Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 723 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 336 46%
Debt-to-income ratio 213 29%
Collateral 86 12%
Other 48 7%
Incomplete application 30 4%
Employment history 4 1%
Unverifiable information 4 1%
Insufficient cash 2 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Tri Counties Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k36816946.6%
$50k – $100k76141233.2%
$100k – $150k39922531.8%
$150k – $250k33917637.3%
Over $250k36220327.2%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3424115422.7%
35–4445224336.1%
45–5448122640.9%
55–6451426138.7%
65–7441522534.3%
Over 7426714927.6%

Where Tri Counties Bank lends

4 states and 57 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California2,4431,31129.6%6.13%#84
Oregon740.0%6.31%#398

Frequently asked questions

Tri Counties Bank denied 34.3% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 19th percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Tri Counties Bank gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 46.5% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Tri Counties Bank originated in 2025 was 6.13%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -0.18 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 23% of its applications were for home purchases, 20% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 57% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Tri Counties Bank. Data sources · Methodology