Riverside County, California · 2025

Mortgage lenders in Riverside County, CA: denial rates and top lenders (2025)

725 lenders acted on 90,517 mortgage applications for properties in Riverside County in 2025. 18.8% were denied (California: 17.4%). Median rate on closed loans 6.63%; median loan $355,000; median property value $635,000.

91kApplications
18.8%Denial ratestate 17.4%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.63%
$355,000Median loan
$635,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Riverside County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 United Shore Financial Services B 8,3945,976 13.0%6.38%
2 Rocket Mortgage C 5,3713,844 18.1%6.75%
3 Schoolsfirst A 3,2862,360 10.7%6.75%
4 Navy Federal Credit Union D 2,6381,096 28.1%8.25%
5 Bank of America F 2,362723 43.4%6.24%
6 U.S. Bank D 2,210914 42.0%7.55%
7 Spring Eq D 2,154687 51.5%9.13%
8 Loandepot.Com D 2,0861,342 16.7%6.50%
9 Newrez D 1,817610 20.9%6.50%
10 OCMBC C 1,7851,109 5.1%6.75%
11 Pennymac Loan Services C 1,747952 15.0%6.50%
12 Coastal Community Bank C 1,655358 2.4%9.99%
13 Freedom Mortgage B 1,578566 8.2%6.00%
14 Broker Solutions D 1,400520 9.4%6.88%
15 The Loan Store B 1,381941 10.2%6.75%
16 Dhi Mortgage Company B 1,324914 10.7%4.75%
17 Crosscountry Mortgage B 1,228733 4.6%6.63%
18 21st Mortgage F 1,150168 39.7%10.14%
19 Lennar Mortgage A 1,136830 6.1%4.63%
20 JPMorgan Chase Bank B 1,127681 12.2%6.49%
21 Figure Lending C 1,010480 25.1%8.95%
22 Lakeview Loan Servicing C 945144 60.9%6.49%
23 Guaranteed Rate B 939463 6.7%6.45%
24 Pulte Mortgage A 916441 22.6%5.50%
25 Mortgage Research Center C 877347 20.8%5.99%

Best approval odds in Riverside County

Lowest decision denial rate among lenders that decided at least 50 applications here in 2025.

What Riverside County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 35,972 40% · 10.5% denied
Refinance 13,683 15% · 18.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 19,947 22% · 21.3% denied
Home improvement 8,731 10% · 31.8% denied
Other / HELOC 12,184 13% · 30.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 65,904 73% · 20.2% denied
FHA 15,883 18% · 16.3% denied
VA 8,695 10% · 13.2% denied
USDA / RHS 35 0% · 17.1% denied

Why applications were denied

Debt-to-income ratio 6,280 37%
Credit history 3,009 18%
Incomplete application 2,913 17%
Collateral 1,886 11%
Other 1,523 9%
Unverifiable information 678 4%
Insufficient cash 600 4%
Employment history 136 1%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%

Riverside County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
202375,88739,54422.1%6.88%$315,000
202488,19947,34820.5%6.88%$335,000
202590,51748,86618.8%6.63%$355,000

Frequently asked questions

18.8% of applications in Riverside County were denied in 2025, against 17.4% statewide in California.

United Shore Financial Services, with 8,394 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 13.0%.

The median mortgage application in Riverside County in 2025 was for $355,000; the median property value on originated loans was $635,000.