Vellum Mortgage · California · 2025

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

Vellum Mortgage took 551 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #250 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.3% of them and denied 2.2% (2.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

551Applicationsin CA
2.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$655,000Median loanstate $385,000
$296MVolume27 counties

Vellum Mortgage in California vs the state

2.2%Denial rate-15.24 pts vs state
2.7%Decision denial rate-19.75 pts vs state
79.3%Origination rate+23.11 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.12 pts vs state
$212kMedian applicant income
437Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232752185.1%6.75%#301
20244763752.1%6.75%#250
20255514372.2%6.63%#250

What Vellum Mortgage lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 379 69% · 2.1% denied
Refinance 154 28% · 2.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 2% · 9.1% denied
Home improvement 7 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 501 91% · 1.6% denied
FHA 43 8% · 9.3% denied
VA 7 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Collateral 3 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 25%
Other 3 25%
Credit history 2 17%
Insufficient cash 1 8%

Where in California

Counties with the most Vellum Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Contra Costa County 2321913 1.3%
Alameda County 1781403 1.7%
Solano County 32243 9.4%
Sacramento County 19150 0.0%
San Francisco County 14111 7.1%
Santa Clara County 1080 0.0%
Marin County 971 11.1%
San Mateo County 860 0.0%
Placer County 650 0.0%
San Joaquin County 540 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: 551 applications in 2025, of which 437 were originated and 12 denied.

2.2% of all applications, or 2.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Vellum Mortgage originated in California in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Vellum Mortgage'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