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Redwood Credit Union in California

HMDA record for properties in California, calendar year 2024. National record · California overview

LEI 5493001WRXQTCKCA6205
Reporting agency National Credit Union Administration
State California

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.

In California, Redwood Credit Union reported 3,494 applications and 2,060 originations for 2024, $600m in all.

Its denial rate in the state was 25.8%, close to the California rate of 24.8% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 25.8%.

The median rate spread on its California originations was 0.9 percentage points (state median 0.4).

Applications in the state were down 12% on 2023.

3,494applications in CA, 2024100.0% of the lender's total
2,060loans originated$600m
25.8%denial rateCA all lenders 24.8%
0.9 ppmedian rate spreadCA 0.4 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn CaliforniaCalifornia, all lendersRedwood Credit Union, all statesUnited States
Denial rate25.8%24.8%25.8%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.90.40.90.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more24.1%19.9%24.1%15.6%
Average originated loan$291k$566k$291k$329k
Home purchase share23.4%51.2%23.4%57.0%
FHA-insured share0.0%11.4%0.0%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share0.0%4.8%0.0%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

02,6915,3822022: 5,382 Applications2023: 3,971 Applications2024: 3,494 Applications2022: 3,917 Originations2023: 2,635 Originations2024: 2,060 Originations202220232024
Redwood Credit Union in California: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateCalifornia, all lenders

0%13.3%26.6%2022: 12% This lender in state2023: 16.9% This lender in state2024: 25.8% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in California

By purpose

Home purchase 23% (482)Home improvement 41% (851)Refinancing 2% (38)Cash-out refinancing 15% (308)Other purpose 18% (381)

By type

Conventional 100% (2,060)

Denial reasons as coded

Debt-to-income ratio61.5%
Collateral13%
Credit history12.9%
Other7.2%
Credit application incomplete3.6%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)1.5%
Unverifiable information0.3%
Employment history0%
Mortgage insurance denied0%

Share of 745 denials in California by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in California

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Sonoma County1,7481,079$233m23.4%
Marin County448264$80m23.5%
San Francisco County260212$179m8.8%
Napa County249140$28m27.7%
Mendocino County20695$14m37.3%
Lake County15968$9.0m47.0%
Solano County9743$6.9m36.1%
Contra Costa County8132$7.0m43.8%
Alameda County4529$14m19.4%
Sacramento County2612$1.3m—

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did Redwood Credit Union originate in California in 2024?

2,060 loans totalling $600m, from 3,494 applications reported for properties in California.

What is Redwood Credit Union's denial rate in California?

25.8% of decided applications in California were denied, against 24.8% for all lenders in the state and 25.8% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.

Which California counties does Redwood Credit Union lend in most?

By originations: Sonoma County (1,079), Marin County (264), San Francisco County (212), Napa County (140), Mendocino County (95).

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Provenance

Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in California. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.