Mortgage lender · Irvine, CA · LEI 549300KP95LHU8OP0H40

Val-Chris Investments review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Val-Chris Investments earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 0.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 97th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

801Applications2025
95.6%Originatedof applications
0.0%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
12.99%Median ratenational 6.63%
$252MLoan volume9 states

Val-Chris Investments at a glance, 2025

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

0.0%Denial rate (all applications)-17.98 pts vs national
0.0%Denial rate (decided applications)-22.59 pts vs national
95.6%Origination rate+37.60 pts vs national
2.3%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
12.99%Median interest rate+6.37 pts vs national
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$185,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$192kMedian applicant income
49%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

97th0.0% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

88th2.3%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231,0729920.0%0.0%12.99%$263M
20249989170.0%0.0%13.25%$232M
20258017660.0%0.0%12.99%$252M

What Val-Chris Investments 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 6 1% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 791 99% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 801 100% · 0.0% denied

Also: 8 home-equity lines, 1 reverse mortgages, 6 manufactured homes, 134 investment properties.

Who gets approved at Val-Chris Investments

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k22210.0%
$50k – $100k96930.0%
$100k – $150k1491440.0%
$150k – $250k2262160.0%
Over $250k3022860.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
35–4492880.0%
45–542152030.0%
55–642652560.0%
65–741521450.0%
Over 7463610.0%

Where Val-Chris Investments lends

9 states and 95 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
California6656360.0%12.99%#215
Arizona46440.0%13.50%#324
Florida37370.0%10.99%#645
Hawaii18170.0%12.50%#135
Texas18170.0%12.00%#876
Nevada1080.0%11.37%#316

Frequently asked questions

Val-Chris Investments denied 0.0% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 97th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The median interest rate on loans Val-Chris Investments originated in 2025 was 12.99%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.00 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 1% of its applications were for home purchases, 99% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% 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 Val-Chris Investments. Data sources · Methodology