Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance · California · 2025

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance took 634 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #225 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 9.3% of them and denied 34.4% (75.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

634Applicationsin CA
75.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
9.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$145,000Median loanstate $385,000
$13MVolume51 counties

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance in California vs the state

34.4%Denial rate+16.96 pts vs state
75.7%Decision denial rate+53.29 pts vs state
9.3%Origination rate-46.89 pts vs state
9.50%Median rate+2.88 pts vs state
3.69Rate spread (pts)+3.41 pts vs state
$83kMedian applicant income
59Loans originated
218Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20237855051.6%9.25%#157
20246656343.5%8.99%#208
20256345934.4%9.50%#225

What Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 630 99% · 34.6% denied
Refinance 2 0% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 633 100% · 34.4% denied
FHA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Credit history 96 44%
Unverifiable information 71 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 50 23%
Incomplete application 1 0%

Where in California

Counties with the most Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sacramento County 1431352 36.4%
Butte County 65420 30.8%
San Joaquin County 3989 23.1%
Solano County 32511 34.4%
Sonoma County 26010 38.5%
Yolo County 25211 44.0%
San Bernardino County 2129 42.9%
Inyo County 1932 10.5%
San Diego County 18011 61.1%
Contra Costa County 1826 33.3%

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: 634 applications in 2025, of which 59 were originated and 218 denied.

34.4% of all applications, or 75.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance originated in California in 2025 was 9.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance'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