Lenders › First Federal Bank › California
First Federal Bank 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, First Federal Bank reported 236 applications and 116 originations for 2024, $73m in all.
Its denial rate in the state was 12.8%, below the California rate of 24.8% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 13.1%.
The median rate spread on its California originations was -0.5 percentage points (state median 0.4).
Applications in the state were up 165% on 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In California | California, all lenders | First Federal Bank, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 12.8% | 24.8% | 13.1% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 0.0% | 19.9% | 3.9% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $632k | $566k | $377k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 79.3% | 51.2% | 86.6% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 6.0% | 11.4% | 12.2% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 37.9% | 4.8% | 28.0% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateCalifornia, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in California
By purpose
Home purchase 79% (92)Home improvement 1% (1)Refinancing 15% (17)Cash-out refinancing 4% (5)Other purpose 1% (1)
By type
Conventional 56% (65)FHA 6% (7)VA 38% (44)
Denial reasons as coded
Withheld: fewer than 25 denials in the state.
Counties in California
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | 48 | 22 | $17m | 12.0% |
| San Diego County | 28 | 15 | $10m | — |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did First Federal Bank originate in California in 2024?
116 loans totalling $73m, from 236 applications reported for properties in California.
What is First Federal Bank's denial rate in California?
12.8% of decided applications in California were denied, against 24.8% for all lenders in the state and 13.1% 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 First Federal Bank lend in most?
By originations: Los Angeles County (22), San Diego County (15).
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.