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Guaranteed Rate, Inc. in California

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

LEI 549300U3721PJGQZYY68
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, Guaranteed Rate, Inc. reported 9,122 applications and 5,392 originations for 2024, $3.3bn in all.

Its denial rate in the state was 10.7%, below the California rate of 24.8% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 9.0%.

The median rate spread on its California originations was 0.2 percentage points (state median 0.4).

Applications in the state were up 15% on 2023.

9,122applications in CA, 20249.1% of the lender's total
5,392loans originated$3.3bn
10.7%denial rateCA all lenders 24.8%
0.2 ppmedian rate spreadCA 0.4 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn CaliforniaCalifornia, all lendersGuaranteed Rate, Inc., all statesUnited States
Denial rate10.7%24.8%9.0%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp0.20.40.20.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more8.3%19.9%6.7%15.6%
Average originated loan$612k$566k$392k$329k
Home purchase share73.3%51.2%83.4%57.0%
FHA-insured share11.4%11.4%14.3%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share6.5%4.8%9.9%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

07008.514,0172022: 14,017 Applications2023: 7,941 Applications2024: 9,122 Applications2022: 8,186 Originations2023: 3,507 Originations2024: 5,392 Originations202220232024
Guaranteed Rate, Inc. in California: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateCalifornia, all lenders

0%13.3%26.6%2022: 11.2% This lender in state2023: 6.4% This lender in state2024: 10.7% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in California

By purpose

Home purchase 73% (3,954)Home improvement 4% (206)Refinancing 10% (551)Cash-out refinancing 7% (402)Other purpose 5% (279)

By type

Conventional 82% (4,423)FHA 11% (616)VA 7% (351)USDA 0% (2)

Denial reasons as coded

Debt-to-income ratio40.4%
Credit application incomplete23.8%
Other11.3%
Credit history9.1%
Collateral9.1%
Unverifiable information4.9%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)0.9%
Employment history0.4%
Mortgage insurance denied0%

Share of 671 denials in California by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in California

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Los Angeles County1,404716$511m14.7%
San Diego County853508$403m12.1%
Riverside County863506$231m13.1%
San Luis Obispo County532358$232m3.7%
San Bernardino County493309$126m10.8%
Orange County537298$229m8.8%
Contra Costa County388246$168m11.8%
Alameda County380224$154m8.1%
Santa Barbara County270185$137m8.3%
Stanislaus County266174$65m5.7%
San Joaquin County264162$56m9.8%
Santa Clara County268144$131m12.7%
San Francisco County216140$111m3.3%
Ventura County223132$82m10.5%
San Mateo County197122$120m7.5%
Sonoma County201119$68m6.6%
Sacramento County220116$48m10.5%
Monterey County13397$49m7.5%
Solano County15895$38m6.6%
Napa County12781$50m10.6%
Marin County11879$72m11.0%
Placer County11166$31m12.0%
Merced County10762$18m7.1%
Kern County9658$13m21.1%
Butte County7549$17m10.9%
Fresno County8346$16m14.0%
El Dorado County5032$16m2.9%
Yolo County5031$12m3.0%
San Benito County3626$15m6.9%
Santa Cruz County5725$17m30.0%
Yuba County2921$9.6m—
Madera County3020$7.0m—
Nevada County3518$9.6m—
Tulare County3715$3.0m—
Lake County3315$4.5m—

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did Guaranteed Rate, Inc. originate in California in 2024?

5,392 loans totalling $3.3bn, from 9,122 applications reported for properties in California.

What is Guaranteed Rate, Inc.'s denial rate in California?

10.7% of decided applications in California were denied, against 24.8% for all lenders in the state and 9.0% 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 Guaranteed Rate, Inc. lend in most?

By originations: Los Angeles County (716), San Diego County (508), Riverside County (506), San Luis Obispo County (358), San Bernardino County (309).

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.