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home improvement loan lenders · HMDA 2023–2025

Home improvement loan lenders in San Diego County, California

Fat Boy Data analyzed home improvement loan activity in San Diego County, 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. 29,529 applications were decided by 231 lenders between 2023 and 2025.

San Diego County at a glance

231Active lenders66 with 20+ decisions
65.5%Market approval rate19,350 of 29,529 decided
$105KTypical loanmedian lender, $10K brackets
92%Borrower take-up17,762 loans funded

How San Diego County compares

Approval rate compared
San Diego County65.5%California61.0%All 616 counties62.7%
Typical loan compared
San Diego County$105KCalifornia$115KAll 616 counties$75K

What the data shows

Mission Federal Credit Union made the most home improvement loans in San Diego County, CA, 2,764 of them.

First Technology Federal Credit Union approved the highest share of applications among lenders with at least 20 decisions here, 96% of 69.

No lender with a meaningful sample here has a typical home improvement loan at or below $35K, so small jobs are poorly served by the banks in this market.

Approval rate of all 60 lenders with 20+ decisions here
0%25%50%75%100%One lender: 30% approved of 715One lender: 32% approved of 91One lender: 42% approved of 129One lender: 45% approved of 71One lender: 46% approved of 70U.S. Bank National Association: 48% approved of 2,522Bank of America, National Association: 49% approved of 2,869One lender: 50% approved of 1,654One lender: 50% approved of 138One lender: 54% approved of 235One lender: 54% approved of 50One lender: 54% approved of 333One lender: 55% approved of 44One lender: 55% approved of 515One lender: 55% approved of 397One lender: 56% approved of 100One lender: 57% approved of 1,233One lender: 57% approved of 40One lender: 60% approved of 25One lender: 61% approved of 390One lender: 61% approved of 44One lender: 62% approved of 1,470One lender: 64% approved of 344One lender: 64% approved of 106One lender: 65% approved of 442One lender: 66% approved of 97Navy Federal Credit Union: 67% approved of 3,806One lender: 67% approved of 84One lender: 67% approved of 24One lender: 67% approved of 298One lender: 67% approved of 83One lender: 68% approved of 25One lender: 68% approved of 101One lender: 70% approved of 86One lender: 70% approved of 27One lender: 71% approved of 1,424One lender: 72% approved of 581One lender: 75% approved of 128One lender: 76% approved of 29One lender: 77% approved of 94One lender: 77% approved of 26One lender: 77% approved of 105One lender: 78% approved of 107One lender: 78% approved of 27One lender: 79% approved of 63One lender: 80% approved of 30One lender: 80% approved of 82One lender: 81% approved of 26Mission Federal Credit Union: 81% approved of 3,601One lender: 83% approved of 23One lender: 85% approved of 26One lender: 85% approved of 34One lender: 86% approved of 44One lender: 87% approved of 23One lender: 89% approved of 56One lender: 91% approved of 350One lender: 93% approved of 28California Coast Credit Union: 93% approved of 2,442One lender: 96% approved of 69One lender: 98% approved of 676

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.

Home improvement loan lenders in San Diego County

LenderApprovalApprovedTaken upTypical loanLoans made
1Navy Federal Credit Union67%2,537 / 3,80697%$105K2,472
2Mission Federal Credit Union81%2,911 / 3,60195%$105K2,764
3Bank of America, National Association49%1,401 / 2,86997%$155K1,364
4U.S. Bank National Association48%1,209 / 2,52297%$155K1,168
5California Coast Credit Union93%2,277 / 2,44299%$125K2,243

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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