Valley West · California · 2025

Valley West in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Valley West took 25 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #612 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.0% of them and denied 16.0% (23.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

25Applicationsin CA
23.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
5.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$395,000Median loanstate $385,000
$5.7MVolume15 counties

Valley West in California vs the state

16.0%Denial rate-1.42 pts vs state
23.5%Decision denial rate+1.13 pts vs state
44.0%Origination rate-12.20 pts vs state
5.63%Median rate-1.00 pts vs state
0.09Rate spread (pts)-0.18 pts vs state
$147kMedian applicant income
11Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023990.0%6.25%#744
20241063011.3%6.06%#430
2025251116.0%5.63%#612

What Valley West lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 8% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 20 80% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 12% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3 12% · 0.0% denied
FHA 13 52% · 15.4% denied
VA 9 36% · 22.2% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Credit history 3 75%
Other 1 25%

Where in California

Counties with the most Valley West applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Riverside County 430 0.0%
Los Angeles County 301 33.3%
San Bernardino County 310 0.0%
El Dorado County 220 0.0%
Sacramento County 201 50.0%
Santa Clara County 220 0.0%
Kern County 110 0.0%
San Luis Obispo County 100 0.0%
Tulare County 100 0.0%
Contra Costa County 100 0.0%

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: 25 applications in 2025, of which 11 were originated and 4 denied.

16.0% of all applications, or 23.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Valley West originated in California in 2025 was 5.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Valley West'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