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Pulte Mortgage LLC in California

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

LEI 5493004WMLN60ZJ2ON46
Reporting agency Department of Housing and Urban Development
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, Pulte Mortgage LLC reported 1,733 applications and 1,044 originations for 2024, $687m in all.

Its denial rate in the state was 20.5%, below the California rate of 24.8% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 13.4%.

The median rate spread on its California originations was -0.6 percentage points (state median 0.4).

Applications in the state were up 51% on 2023.

1,733applications in CA, 20246.2% of the lender's total
1,044loans originated$687m
20.5%denial rateCA all lenders 24.8%
-0.6 ppmedian rate spreadCA 0.4 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn CaliforniaCalifornia, all lendersPulte Mortgage LLC, all statesUnited States
Denial rate20.5%24.8%13.4%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp-0.60.4-0.50.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more0.1%19.9%0.1%15.6%
Average originated loan$658k$566k$422k$329k
Home purchase share100.0%51.2%100.0%57.0%
FHA-insured share11.0%11.4%15.4%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share7.2%4.8%10.1%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

0866.51,7332022: 1,421 Applications2023: 1,150 Applications2024: 1,733 Applications2022: 759 Originations2023: 690 Originations2024: 1,044 Originations202220232024
Pulte Mortgage LLC in California: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateCalifornia, all lenders

0%13.3%26.6%2022: 20.8% This lender in state2023: 17.8% This lender in state2024: 20.5% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in California

By purpose

Home purchase 100% (1,044)

By type

Conventional 82% (854)FHA 11% (115)VA 7% (75)

Denial reasons as coded

Debt-to-income ratio64.4%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)20%
Credit history14.4%
Other1.1%
Employment history0%
Collateral0%
Unverifiable information0%
Credit application incomplete0%
Mortgage insurance denied0%

Share of 270 denials in California by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in California

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Riverside County998550$308m24.4%
Santa Clara County162130$129m5.1%
San Joaquin County183129$92m8.5%
Sacramento County9977$45m11.5%
Alameda County5646$28m2.1%
Orange County4830$19m21.1%
Los Angeles County6926$28m49.0%
Placer County5123$15m39.5%
Contra Costa County3623$16m8.0%
Solano County3110$6.8m—

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did Pulte Mortgage LLC originate in California in 2024?

1,044 loans totalling $687m, from 1,733 applications reported for properties in California.

What is Pulte Mortgage LLC's denial rate in California?

20.5% of decided applications in California were denied, against 24.8% for all lenders in the state and 13.4% 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 Pulte Mortgage LLC lend in most?

By originations: Riverside County (550), Santa Clara County (130), San Joaquin County (129), Sacramento County (77), Alameda County (46).

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.