Lowest median interest rates in California (2025)

The median interest rate borrowers actually received on originated loans, not the advertised rate. Product mix matters: a VA-heavy lender will look cheaper than a jumbo specialist.

1.0MApplications in CA
22.4%State decision denial rate
6.63%State median rate
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#LenderGradeMedian rateApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
1 Roundpoint Mortgage ServicingFort Mill, SC B 3.75% 286 11.2% 3.75%
2 Ventura County Credit UnionVentura, CA A 3.99% 620 12.4% 3.99%
3 Credit Union of Southern CaliforniaAnaheim, CA D 3.99% 1,744 31.4% 3.99%
4 Manufacturers and Traders TrustBuffalo, NY C 4.13% 276 22.5% 4.13%
5 Homeamerican MortgageDenver, CO A 4.88% 1,044 5.8% 4.88%
6 Gain Federal Credit UnionBurbank, CA B 4.99% 225 22.2% 4.99%
7 Universal LendingGreenwood Village, CO A 4.99% 449 4.0% 4.99%
8 Foothill Federal Credit UnionArcadia, CA B 4.99% 497 30.6% 4.99%
9 K. Hovnanian American MortgagePerth Amboy, FL B 4.99% 902 9.9% 4.99%
10 NuVision Federal Credit UnionHuntington Beach, CA C 4.99% 1,209 33.1% 4.99%
11 Lennar MortgageMiami, FL A 4.99% 9,083 7.3% 4.99%
12 Dhi Mortgage CompanyArlington, TX B 5.25% 3,885 8.6% 5.25%
13 Raymond James BankSaint Petersburg, FL A 5.38% 152 6.6% 5.38%
14 Goldman Sachs Bank USANew York, NY C 5.45% 300 9.7% 5.45%
15 1st United Services Credit UnionPleasanton, CA B 5.50% 795 34.7% 5.50%
16 Pulte MortgageWilmington, DE A 5.50% 1,693 17.8% 5.50%
17 Charles Schwab BankWestlake, TX A 5.50% 1,880 5.3% 5.50%
18 Inspire Home LoansNewport Beach, CA B 5.63% 992 11.0% 5.63%
19 Calcon Mutual MortgageSan Diego, CA D 5.69% 571 12.8% 5.69%
20 MYPOINT Credit UnionSan Diego, CA C 5.74% 569 30.8% 5.74%
21 Teachers Federal Credit UnionHauppauge, NY D 5.75% 246 4.5% 5.75%
22 Sunward Federal Credit UnionAlbuquerque, NM B 5.75% 489 1.8% 5.75%
23 Citizens BankProvidence, RI C 5.75% 779 6.4% 5.75%
24 SAFE Credit UnionFolsom, CA A 5.75% 1,366 8.2% 5.75%
25 CitibankSioux Falls, SD B 5.75% 11,427 11.3% 5.75%
26 Wells Fargo BankCharlotte, NC B 5.75% 15,826 10.8% 5.75%
27 San Francisco Federal Credit UnionSan Francisco, CA A 5.80% 234 3.0% 5.80%
28 Morgan Stanley Private BankNew York, NY A 5.80% 2,649 5.2% 5.80%
29 HSBC Bank USAMclean, VA B 5.86% 2,095 3.9% 5.86%
30 1st Northern CaliforniaMartinez, CA B 5.88% 181 35.9% 5.88%
31 Caltech Employees Federal Credit UnionLa Canada Flintridge, CA B 5.88% 197 10.2% 5.88%
32 UBS Bank USASalt Lake City, UT A 5.88% 749 5.9% 5.88%
33 Fbc MortgageOrlando, FL B 5.99% 226 8.0% 5.99%
34 Unnamed lender 254900YZ174H294JW398 A 5.99% 917 3.4% 5.99%
35 Planet Home LendingMeriden, CT B 5.99% 1,346 17.5% 5.99%
36 Comerica BankDallas, TX C 5.99% 2,324 39.7% 5.99%
37 Village Capital & InvestmentHenderson, NV C 5.99% 2,699 17.2% 5.99%
38 California Credit UnionGlendale, CA C 5.99% 3,130 28.9% 5.99%
39 Bank of AmericaCharlotte, NC F 5.99% 40,190 30.8% 5.99%
40 Genisys Credit UnionAuburn Hills, MI D 6.00% 168 2.4% 6.00%
41 Boeing Employees Credit UnionTukwila, WA B 6.00% 279 24.0% 6.00%
42 Unnamed lender 5Z1UQ1CWY0DQ3KJWDQ07 C 6.00% 295 5.8% 6.00%
43 Stifel Bank and TrustSaint Louis, MO A 6.00% 414 1.5% 6.00%
44 Traditional Mortgage AcceptanceBaltimore, MD B 6.00% 420 11.7% 6.00%
45 NFMLinthicum, MD A 6.00% 529 1.0% 6.00%
46 LENOX FINANCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sage Home LoansFort Mill, SC B 6.00% 1,203 9.8% 6.00%
47 LoanUnited.comDuluth, GA C 6.00% 1,232 8.1% 6.00%
48 PHH MortgageMount Laurel, NJ C 6.00% 2,234 10.2% 6.00%
49 First-Citizens Bank & TrustRaleigh, NC B 6.01% 2,179 20.2% 6.01%
50 City National BankLos Angeles, CA B 6.03% 4,042 14.3% 6.03%

How this list is built

Ordered by the median interest rate on originated loans, among lenders reporting rates on at least 100 loans. Some banks are exempt from HMDA pricing fields and cannot appear. All figures come from the lenders' own HMDA filings. Full methodology.