Investment property improvement lenders in California
Fat Boy Data analyzed investment home improvement loan 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. 18,741 applications were decided by 332 lenders between 2023 and 2025.
California at a glance
How California compares
What the data shows
Schoolsfirst made the most investment home improvement loans in California, 786 of them.
Genesis Capital, LLC approved the highest share of applications among lenders with at least 20 decisions here, 100% of 72.
The typical investment home improvement loan here is $135K, 17% larger than the the United States typical of $115K.
No lender with a meaningful sample here has a typical investment home improvement loan at or below $35K, so small jobs are poorly served by the banks in this market.
Each dot is one lender, placed at its approval rate. Hover for the sample size; the 5 largest lenders are named, the rest are behind the unlock.
Investment property improvement lenders in California
| Lender | Approval | Approved | Taken up | Typical loan | Loans made | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bank of America, National Association | 11% | 157 / 1,486 | 97% | $245K | 153 |
| 2 | Figure Lending LLC | 68% | 806 / 1,192 | 64% | $115K | 519 |
| 3 | U.S. Bank National Association | 10% | 110 / 1,139 | 97% | $255K | 107 |
| 4 | Spring Eq, LLC | 30% | 345 / 1,137 | 92% | $115K | 319 |
| 5 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 25% | 269 / 1,080 | 96% | $105K | 257 |
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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