Wheelhouse Credit Union · California · 2025

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

Wheelhouse Credit Union took 226 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #348 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 63.3% of them and denied 6.6% (9.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

226Applicationsin CA
9.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.63%
$125,000Median loanstate $385,000
$24MVolume15 counties

Wheelhouse Credit Union in California vs the state

6.6%Denial rate-10.78 pts vs state
9.2%Decision denial rate-13.25 pts vs state
63.3%Origination rate+7.07 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.37 pts vs state
-0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.44 pts vs state
$165kMedian applicant income
143Loans originated
15Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023109854.6%7.24%#422
20241851155.4%7.99%#358
20252261436.6%6.99%#348

What Wheelhouse Credit Union lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4 2% · 25.0% denied
Refinance 9 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 213 94% · 6.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 226 100% · 6.6% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 5 33%
Credit history 4 27%
Collateral 3 20%
Other 2 13%
Incomplete application 1 7%

Where in California

Counties with the most Wheelhouse Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
San Diego County 18111213 7.2%
Orange County 1261 8.3%
Riverside County 12100 0.0%
San Bernardino County 760 0.0%
Los Angeles County 320 0.0%
Santa Clara County 210 0.0%
Imperial County 110 0.0%
Madera County 110 0.0%
Santa Barbara County 110 0.0%
Sacramento County 101 100.0%

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: 226 applications in 2025, of which 143 were originated and 15 denied.

6.6% of all applications, or 9.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Wheelhouse Credit Union originated in California in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Wheelhouse 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