United Shore Financial Services · California · 2025

United Shore Financial Services in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

United Shore Financial Services took 79,261 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #1 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.3% of them and denied 12.6% (14.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

79kApplicationsin CA
14.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.63%
$485,000Median loanstate $385,000
$31BVolume58 counties

United Shore Financial Services in California vs the state

12.6%Denial rate-4.86 pts vs state
14.5%Decision denial rate-7.88 pts vs state
72.3%Origination rate+16.07 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.12Rate spread (pts)-0.15 pts vs state
$155kMedian applicant income
57,281Loans originated
9,957Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202362,67945,69012.4%6.50%#1
202476,07155,40812.3%6.62%#1
202579,26157,28112.6%6.49%#1

What United Shore Financial Services lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 38,591 49% · 8.5% denied
Refinance 21,708 27% · 13.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 18,962 24% · 19.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 54,103 68% · 11.8% denied
FHA 16,290 21% · 18.4% denied
VA 8,820 11% · 6.7% denied
USDA / RHS 48 0% · 18.8% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 4,322 43%
Collateral 2,419 24%
Insufficient cash 1,773 18%
Other 882 9%
Credit history 358 4%
Unverifiable information 160 2%
Incomplete application 23 0%
Employment history 19 0%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%

Where in California

Counties with the most United Shore Financial Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 12,0588,1761,898 15.7%
San Diego County 9,6877,0781,119 11.6%
Riverside County 8,3945,9761,087 12.9%
San Bernardino County 5,8634,126805 13.7%
Sacramento County 5,7444,350593 10.3%
Orange County 5,2403,821632 12.1%
Fresno County 2,5271,863289 11.4%
Contra Costa County 2,4471,816288 11.8%
Kern County 2,3901,788277 11.6%
San Joaquin County 2,3451,686315 13.4%

Other large lenders in California

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
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%
Coastal Community BankC 15,8302.7%9.99%

Frequently asked questions

California: 79,261 applications in 2025, of which 57,281 were originated and 9,957 denied.

12.6% of all applications, or 14.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans United Shore Financial Services originated in California in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are United Shore Financial Services'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