Zions Bancorporation · California · 2025

Zions Bancorporation in California: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Zions Bancorporation took 3,122 mortgage applications in California in 2025, ranking #65 of 1,147 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.8% of them and denied 27.9% (28.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.4%.

3.1kApplicationsin CA
28.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.4%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.63%
$505,000Median loanstate $385,000
$1.2BVolume49 counties

Zions Bancorporation in California vs the state

27.9%Denial rate+10.51 pts vs state
28.9%Decision denial rate+6.52 pts vs state
52.8%Origination rate-3.45 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.45Rate spread (pts)-0.72 pts vs state
$232kMedian applicant income
1,647Loans originated
872Denied

Trend in California

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,5961,28729.6%8.50%#64
20243,1291,60829.4%6.99%#59
20253,1221,64727.9%6.25%#65

What Zions Bancorporation lends in California

By loan purpose

Home purchase 830 27% · 16.8% denied
Refinance 816 26% · 23.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 132 4% · 25.8% denied
Home improvement 566 18% · 39.2% denied
Other / HELOC 778 25% · 36.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,105 99% · 27.9% denied
FHA 13 0% · 23.1% denied
VA 4 0% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied California applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 573 66%
Collateral 152 17%
Credit history 87 10%
Insufficient cash 23 3%
Other 21 2%
Unverifiable information 10 1%
Incomplete application 4 0%
Employment history 2 0%

Where in California

Counties with the most Zions Bancorporation applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Los Angeles County 690365206 29.9%
San Diego County 607339174 28.7%
Orange County 44726189 19.9%
Riverside County 29314692 31.4%
San Bernardino County 1827270 38.5%
Santa Clara County 1297033 25.6%
Alameda County 1217429 24.0%
Contra Costa County 985822 22.4%
San Joaquin County 875413 14.9%
Fresno County 682926 38.2%

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: 3,122 applications in 2025, of which 1,647 were originated and 872 denied.

27.9% of all applications, or 28.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The California statewide average across all lenders was 17.4%.

The median rate on loans Zions Bancorporation originated in California in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Zions Bancorporation'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