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Valley Strong Credit Union in California
HMDA record for properties in California, calendar year 2024. National record · California overview
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, Valley Strong Credit Union reported 1,376 applications and 637 originations for 2024, $116m in all.
Its denial rate in the state was 40.4%, above the California rate of 24.8% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 40.4%.
The median rate spread on its California originations was 2.5 percentage points (state median 0.4).
Applications in the state were up 7% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In California | California, all lenders | Valley Strong Credit Union, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 40.4% | 24.8% | 40.4% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 2.5 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 74.2% | 19.9% | 74.0% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $182k | $566k | $183k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 23.2% | 51.2% | 23.5% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 0.0% | 11.4% | 0.0% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 0.0% | 4.8% | 0.0% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateCalifornia, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in California
By purpose
Home purchase 23% (148)Home improvement 31% (196)Refinancing 1% (8)Cash-out refinancing 16% (103)Other purpose 29% (182)
By type
Conventional 100% (637)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 442 denials in California by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in California
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kern County | 1,039 | 502 | $88m | 37.8% |
| San Joaquin County | 123 | 45 | $3.8m | 54.9% |
| Tulare County | 101 | 41 | $5.9m | 45.3% |
| Solano County | 37 | 14 | $1.2m | 50.0% |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Valley Strong Credit Union originate in California in 2024?
637 loans totalling $116m, from 1,376 applications reported for properties in California.
What is Valley Strong Credit Union's denial rate in California?
40.4% of decided applications in California were denied, against 24.8% for all lenders in the state and 40.4% 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 Valley Strong Credit Union lend in most?
By originations: Kern County (502), San Joaquin County (45), Tulare County (41), Solano County (14).
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 1 Oct 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.