Umpqua Bank · California · 2025

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

Umpqua Bank took 1,285 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #145 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.7% of them and denied 27.9% (32.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

1.3kApplicationsin CA
32.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
8.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$255,000Median loanstate $385,000
$276MVolume50 counties

Umpqua Bank in California vs the state

27.9%Denial rate+10.52 pts vs state
32.9%Decision denial rate+10.54 pts vs state
54.7%Origination rate-1.49 pts vs state
8.00%Median rate+1.38 pts vs state
1.18Rate spread (pts)+0.91 pts vs state
$157kMedian applicant income
703Loans originated
359Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,46090121.9%8.75%#106
20241,38482821.8%9.00%#124
20251,28570327.9%8.00%#145

What Umpqua Bank lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 298 23% · 7.4% denied
Refinance 316 25% · 32.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 67 5% · 10.5% denied
Home improvement 373 29% · 37.5% denied
Other / HELOC 231 18% · 37.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,251 97% · 28.3% denied
FHA 26 2% · 19.2% denied
VA 7 1% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 172 48%
Credit history 101 28%
Collateral 59 16%
Other 14 4%
Unverifiable information 7 2%
Employment history 3 1%
Incomplete application 2 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in California

Counties with the most Umpqua Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sonoma County 935517 18.3%
Sacramento County 813930 37.0%
Shasta County 664015 22.7%
Los Angeles County 633125 39.7%
Humboldt County 613414 23.0%
Contra Costa County 602521 35.0%
Placer County 603712 20.0%
El Dorado County 52398 15.4%
Tehama County 472713 27.7%
Stanislaus County 422610 23.8%

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: 1,285 applications in 2025, of which 703 were originated and 359 denied.

27.9% of all applications, or 32.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Umpqua Bank originated in California in 2025 was 8.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Umpqua 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