Cash-out refinance lenders in California
Fat Boy Data analyzed cash-out refinance activity in California to show which lenders are making these loans, how often they approve, how often borrowers accept the offer, and how much they typically finance. 309,741 applications were decided by 763 lenders between 2023 and 2025.
California at a glance
How California compares
What the data shows
Rocket Mortgage, LLC made the most cash-out refinances in California, 39,226 of them.
Val-Chris Investments, Inc. approved the highest share of applications among lenders with at least 20 decisions here, 100% of 1,257.
The typical cash-out refinance here is $245K, 58% larger than the the United States typical of $155K.
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Cash-out refinance lenders in California
| Lender | Approval | Approved | Taken up | Typical loan | Loans made | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 80% | 40,395 / 50,609 | 97% | $155K | 39,226 |
| 2 | United Wholesale Mortgage, LLCBroker only | 78% | 28,171 / 36,124 | 97% | $265K | 27,273 |
| 3 | Amerisave Mortgage Corporation | 23% | 3,129 / 13,465 | 97% | $105K | 3,047 |
| 4 | Newrez LLC | 44% | 4,426 / 9,956 | 98% | $115K | 4,345 |
| 5 | Schoolsfirst | 88% | 8,376 / 9,490 | 99% | $165K | 8,269 |
Ranked by lending volume. Approval is the share of decided applications a lender approved; taken up is the share of approvals borrowers accepted. Lenders with fewer than 20 decisions are marked as a limited sample and never used for a “highest approval” claim.How the numbers work.
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