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The First Financial Federal 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, The First Financial Federal Credit Union reported 392 applications and 260 originations for 2024, $25m in all.
Its denial rate in the state was 25.3%, close to the California rate of 24.8% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 25.3%.
The median rate spread on its California originations was 1.4 percentage points (state median 0.4).
Applications in the state were up 182% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In California | California, all lenders | The First Financial Federal Credit Union, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 25.3% | 24.8% | 25.3% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 47.3% | 19.9% | 47.3% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $97k | $566k | $97k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 0.8% | 51.2% | 0.8% | 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 1% (2)Home improvement 37% (97)Cash-out refinancing 62% (161)
By type
Conventional 100% (260)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 97 denials in California by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in California
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | 198 | 132 | $13m | 27.5% |
| San Bernardino County | 104 | 66 | $5.5m | 25.5% |
| Riverside County | 42 | 29 | $3.0m | 19.0% |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did The First Financial Federal Credit Union originate in California in 2024?
260 loans totalling $25m, from 392 applications reported for properties in California.
What is The First Financial Federal Credit Union's denial rate in California?
25.3% of decided applications in California were denied, against 24.8% for all lenders in the state and 25.3% 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 The First Financial Federal Credit Union lend in most?
By originations: Los Angeles County (132), San Bernardino County (66), Riverside County (29).
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.