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Freedom Mortgage Corporation in California

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

LEI 549300LYRWPSYPK6S325
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, Freedom Mortgage Corporation reported 7,421 applications and 3,071 originations for 2024, $1.5bn in all.

Its denial rate in the state was 18.9%, below the California rate of 24.8% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 16.2%.

The median rate spread on its California originations was -0.0 percentage points (state median 0.4).

Applications in the state were up 143% on 2023.

7,421applications in CA, 20246.1% of the lender's total
3,071loans originated$1.5bn
18.9%denial rateCA all lenders 24.8%
-0.0 ppmedian rate spreadCA 0.4 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn CaliforniaCalifornia, all lendersFreedom Mortgage Corporation, all statesUnited States
Denial rate18.9%24.8%16.2%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp-0.00.40.20.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more2.0%19.9%2.7%15.6%
Average originated loan$503k$566k$340k$329k
Home purchase share36.4%51.2%33.5%57.0%
FHA-insured share37.6%11.4%40.4%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share41.5%4.8%47.9%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

06288.512,5772022: 12,577 Applications2023: 3,051 Applications2024: 7,421 Applications2022: 5,036 Originations2023: 1,141 Originations2024: 3,071 Originations202220232024
Freedom Mortgage Corporation in California: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateCalifornia, all lenders

0%13.9%27.9%2022: 13.9% This lender in state2023: 27.9% This lender in state2024: 18.9% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in California

By purpose

Home purchase 36% (1,118)Refinancing 33% (1,001)Cash-out refinancing 31% (937)Other purpose 0% (15)

By type

Conventional 21% (639)FHA 38% (1,156)VA 42% (1,276)

Denial reasons as coded

Collateral32.5%
Debt-to-income ratio26.3%
Credit history17.3%
Other8.2%
Unverifiable information6%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)5.2%
Credit application incomplete2.6%
Employment history1.9%
Mortgage insurance denied0%

Share of 782 denials in California by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in California

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Riverside County1,107484$243m16.7%
San Diego County848395$275m15.9%
Los Angeles County965380$215m22.2%
San Bernardino County713275$112m19.9%
Sacramento County392165$71m16.2%
Kern County388152$52m17.2%
San Joaquin County253100$43m18.5%
Orange County218100$67m11.1%
Fresno County26587$31m28.4%
Tulare County20283$28m19.8%
Contra Costa County17571$39m16.1%
Ventura County13669$41m20.5%
Placer County10255$29m9.8%
Stanislaus County16554$21m24.1%
Solano County15153$28m22.7%
Kings County9141$13m14.0%
Santa Barbara County7839$21m10.9%
Imperial County7336$13m18.4%
Alameda County10835$23m26.4%
Santa Clara County6727$20m15.6%
Madera County6325$9.9m18.8%
Shasta County5425$9.2m14.7%
Yuba County5025$9.8m15.6%
Merced County9324$7.8m34.9%
El Dorado County4923$12m20.7%
Monterey County5121$12m16.0%
Sonoma County5720$11m17.9%
Butte County4120$6.5m—
San Luis Obispo County3715$8.4m—
Sutter County3515$5.4m—
Yolo County3014$5.7m—
Amador County2613$5.2m—
Lake County2610$3.8m—
Calaveras County259$2.9m—

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did Freedom Mortgage Corporation originate in California in 2024?

3,071 loans totalling $1.5bn, from 7,421 applications reported for properties in California.

What is Freedom Mortgage Corporation's denial rate in California?

18.9% of decided applications in California were denied, against 24.8% for all lenders in the state and 16.2% 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 Freedom Mortgage Corporation lend in most?

By originations: Riverside County (484), San Diego County (395), Los Angeles County (380), San Bernardino County (275), Sacramento County (165).

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.