Lenders › Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC › California
Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC 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, Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC reported 2,262 applications and 1,101 originations for 2024, $619m in all.
Its denial rate in the state was 48.2%, above the California rate of 24.8% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 49.4%.
The median rate spread on its California originations was 1.0 percentage points (state median 0.4).
Applications in the state were up 10% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In California | California, all lenders | Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 48.2% | 24.8% | 49.4% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 38.5% | 19.9% | 43.9% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $562k | $566k | $438k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 53.9% | 51.2% | 55.6% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 21.4% | 11.4% | 11.2% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 2.9% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateCalifornia, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in California
By purpose
Home purchase 54% (593)Refinancing 8% (89)Cash-out refinancing 38% (419)
By type
Conventional 76% (833)FHA 21% (236)VA 3% (32)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 1,055 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 | 698 | 317 | $202m | 53.9% |
| Riverside County | 362 | 188 | $94m | 39.9% |
| San Bernardino County | 215 | 112 | $51m | 42.4% |
| San Diego County | 213 | 103 | $76m | 43.9% |
| Orange County | 152 | 76 | $53m | 47.2% |
| Kern County | 71 | 50 | $16m | 28.6% |
| Ventura County | 40 | 27 | $19m | 32.5% |
| Santa Barbara County | 40 | 24 | $10m | 37.5% |
| Sacramento County | 56 | 21 | $10m | 62.5% |
| Contra Costa County | 45 | 20 | $7.7m | 54.5% |
| Fresno County | 37 | 18 | $6.1m | 50.0% |
| Stanislaus County | 28 | 16 | $5.0m | 42.9% |
| Alameda County | 39 | 15 | $10m | 61.5% |
| San Joaquin County | 33 | 14 | $5.5m | 57.6% |
| Monterey County | 26 | 10 | $5.9m | 60.0% |
| Santa Clara County | 29 | 6 | $6.8m | 78.6% |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC originate in California in 2024?
1,101 loans totalling $619m, from 2,262 applications reported for properties in California.
What is Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC's denial rate in California?
48.2% of decided applications in California were denied, against 24.8% for all lenders in the state and 49.4% 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 Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC lend in most?
By originations: Los Angeles County (317), Riverside County (188), San Bernardino County (112), San Diego County (103), Orange County (76).
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.