Valley Strong Credit Union · California · 2025

Valley Strong Credit Union in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Valley Strong Credit Union took 2,274 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #93 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.6% of them and denied 21.8% (25.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

2.3kApplicationsin CA
25.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
8.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$75,000Median loanstate $385,000
$208MVolume35 counties

Valley Strong Credit Union in California vs the state

21.8%Denial rate+4.39 pts vs state
25.1%Decision denial rate+2.74 pts vs state
52.6%Origination rate-3.65 pts vs state
8.00%Median rate+1.38 pts vs state
-0.03Rate spread (pts)-0.30 pts vs state
$110kMedian applicant income
1,195Loans originated
496Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,28664828.4%7.00%#113
20241,37663732.1%8.75%#125
20252,2741,19521.8%8.00%#93

What Valley Strong Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 244 11% · 9.8% denied
Refinance 87 4% · 29.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 198 9% · 21.7% denied
Home improvement 817 36% · 24.2% denied
Other / HELOC 928 41% · 22.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,274 100% · 21.8% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 191 39%
Incomplete application 125 25%
Credit history 105 21%
Collateral 51 10%
Other 16 3%
Unverifiable information 4 1%
Insufficient cash 2 0%
Employment history 2 0%

Where in California

Counties with the most Valley Strong Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Kern County 1,549824327 21.1%
San Joaquin County 23713450 21.1%
Tulare County 1909248 25.3%
Solano County 1034923 22.3%
Fresno County 27115 18.5%
Sacramento County 20122 10.0%
Los Angeles County 17111 5.9%
Orange County 15113 20.0%
Kings County 1456 42.9%
Calaveras County 12101 8.3%

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: 2,274 applications in 2025, of which 1,195 were originated and 496 denied.

21.8% of all applications, or 25.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Valley Strong Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 8.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Valley Strong 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