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Los Angeles County, California
Mortgage lending record for properties in the county, calendar year 2024.
HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Los Angeles County, California, saw 181,579 HMDA-reported applications and 95,267 originations ($64bn) in 2024.
That is 27.9 originations per 1,000 households, against 37.7 for California and 48.0 nationally.
The county's denial rate was 27.1%, above the state rate of 24.8%. The median rate spread on originated loans was 0.5 percentage points and 23.0% of originations were 1.5 points or more above the average prime offer rate.
359 lenders reached 25 applications in the county; the most active by originations were United Wholesale Mortgage (8,810), Rocket Mortgage (7,009) and Bank of America NA (3,486).
Originations were up 15% on 2023.
Most active lenders
| # | Lender | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate | Median spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Wholesale Mortgage | 12,731 | 8,810 | $5.3bn | 17.6% | — |
| 2 | Rocket Mortgage | 9,881 | 7,009 | $3.8bn | 20.6% | — |
| 3 | Bank of America NA | 9,272 | 3,486 | $1.9bn | 47.4% | — |
| 4 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA | 4,767 | 3,211 | $4.5bn | 11.1% | — |
| 5 | Us Bank, N.A. | 6,971 | 3,104 | $2.2bn | 45.2% | — |
| 6 | Schoolsfirst FCU | 3,634 | 2,584 | $528m | 15.6% | — |
| 7 | Ocmbc, Inc. | 3,546 | 2,177 | $1.3bn | 7.8% | — |
| 8 | AmWest Funding Corp | 2,615 | 1,571 | $833m | 11.2% | — |
| 9 | Logix Federal Credit Union | 2,582 | 1,556 | $319m | 26.0% | — |
| 10 | Citibank, NA | 3,109 | 1,441 | $1.9bn | 22.5% | — |
| 11 | Spring Eq, LLC | 4,643 | 1,364 | $195m | 65.2% | — |
| 12 | Figure Lending LLC | 2,696 | 1,113 | $130m | 34.4% | — |
| 13 | Loandepot.com, LLC | 2,213 | 1,106 | $495m | 33.2% | — |
| 14 | East West Bank | 1,487 | 1,006 | $713m | 12.2% | — |
| 15 | Pennymac Loan Services LLC | 2,073 | 998 | $612m | 26.8% | — |
| 16 | Wells Fargo Bank NA | 2,188 | 985 | $1.4bn | 30.2% | — |
| 17 | New American Funding, LLC. | 2,439 | 969 | $491m | 19.2% | — |
| 18 | BMO Harris Bank NA | 2,596 | 928 | $1.0bn | 50.2% | — |
| 19 | New Wave Lending Group Inc | 1,200 | 848 | $580m | 0.3% | — |
| 20 | The Loan Store, Inc | 1,638 | 838 | $370m | 22.4% | — |
| 21 | Crosscountry Mortgage, LLC | 1,373 | 791 | $611m | 3.8% | — |
| 22 | Wescom Central Credit Union | 1,638 | 767 | $177m | 38.5% | — |
| 23 | Kinecta Federal Credit Union | 1,033 | 762 | $202m | 12.2% | — |
| 24 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 2,003 | 759 | $219m | 44.8% | — |
| 25 | HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc | 1,339 | 724 | $285m | 31.5% | — |
| 26 | Emet Lending Group, Inc. | 937 | 724 | $545m | 0.0% | — |
| 27 | Guaranteed Rate, Inc. | 1,404 | 716 | $511m | 14.7% | — |
| 28 | City National Bank | 1,251 | 686 | $676m | 30.1% | — |
| 29 | Kiavi Funding, Inc. | 895 | 683 | $536m | 9.8% | — |
| 30 | PNC Bank N.A. | 1,340 | 681 | $579m | 33.1% | — |
| 31 | Paramount Residential Mortgage | 1,130 | 674 | $364m | 2.7% | — |
| 32 | Nmsi, Inc. | 642 | 642 | $428m | 0.0% | — |
| 33 | Newrez LLC | 2,456 | 634 | $296m | 50.9% | — |
| 34 | CMG Mortgage Inc | 1,067 | 626 | $479m | 9.8% | — |
| 35 | Nationstar Mortgage | 1,097 | 606 | $156m | 25.9% | — |
| 36 | Flagstar Bank NA | 1,187 | 602 | $363m | 37.3% | — |
| 37 | Coastal Community Bank | 2,958 | 581 | $60m | 3.7% | — |
| 38 | Royal Pacific Funding | 1,042 | 570 | $324m | 4.3% | — |
| 39 | Mega Capital Funding, Inc. | 572 | 551 | $361m | 0.2% | — |
| 40 | Discover Bank | 4,006 | 542 | $63m | 79.4% | — |
Lenders with at least 25 applications in the county, by originations; up to 40 shown of 359. Denial rate is denials over decided applications in this county.
Compared with California and the nation
| Measure | This county | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 27.1% | 24.8% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 23.0% | 19.9% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $669k | $566k | $329k |
| Originations per 1,000 households | 27.9 | 37.7 | 48.0 |
| Home purchase share of originations | 45.2% | 51.2% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 9.2% | 11.4% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 2.2% | 4.8% | 7.9% |
Rate spread distribution
Share of 80,919 originated loans with a reported rate spread, by spread over the average prime offer rate (outlined bar: California). Loans at 1.5 points or more on a first lien are what Regulation C calls higher-priced.
Loan purpose and loan type
By purpose
Home purchase 45% (43,093)Home improvement 11% (10,713)Refinancing 13% (12,255)Cash-out refinancing 20% (18,638)Other purpose 11% (10,432)
By type
Conventional 89% (84,414)FHA 9% (8,748)VA 2% (2,089)USDA 0% (16)
Trend by year
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Questions and answers
Which lenders are most active in Los Angeles County, CA?
By 2024 originations: United Wholesale Mortgage (8,810), Rocket Mortgage (7,009), Bank of America NA (3,486), JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA (3,211), Us Bank, N.A. (3,104). 359 lenders had at least 25 applications in the county.
What is the mortgage denial rate in Los Angeles County?
27.1% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 24.8% across California and 24.3% nationally.
How many mortgages were originated in Los Angeles County in 2024?
95,267 loans totalling $64bn, from 181,579 applications; 27.9 originations per 1,000 households.
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), by property county; households from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates.
Provenance
Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records with a property in county FIPS 06037; households and population from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2024 five-year estimates; Vintage 2024 population estimates). Built 1 Oct 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.