Mortgage Lender Index

THE GOLDEN 1

THE GOLDEN 1 received 11,609 applications in 2025 and made 6,107 mortgages, in 56 counties across 1 state. The median rate its borrowers got was 7.750% on a median loan of $155,000. Of 10,225 decisions, 3,858 were denials — 37.7%, most often for debt-to-income ratio.

Legal Entity Identifier549300ZJIC4LOLZH0M42
Applications received11,609
Mortgages made6,107
Denied3,858
Approved, not taken up260
Withdrawn or incomplete1,384
Loans bought from other lenders0
Median rate spread over the prime offer rate0.525 points
FDIC-insured bankThis lender is not an FDIC-insured bank under this name: a mortgage company, a credit union, or a bank filing under another name.

By loan purpose

PurposeMortgages madeMedian rateMedian loanDenied
Home purchase1,132 6.125%$635,000 15.6%
Refinancing562 5.750%$1,045,000 25.6%
Cash-out refinancing1,198 7.875%$155,000 36.4%
Other purposes3,215 7.875%$105,000 44.6%

Where THE GOLDEN 1 lends most

The 50 counties where it made the most mortgages in 2025. Each county page ranks every lender there.

CountyMortgages madeMedian rateDenied
Sacramento County, CA 1,7247.750%36.1%
Placer County, CA 5127.875%33.9%
Santa Clara County, CA 3655.875%24.8%
Alameda County, CA 3636.000%27.6%
Fresno County, CA 3177.875%47.1%
Contra Costa County, CA 2586.125%31.5%
San Joaquin County, CA 2427.750%48.2%
Los Angeles County, CA 2106.125%41.3%
El Dorado County, CA 2027.813%39.7%
Yolo County, CA 1867.750%31.7%
Stanislaus County, CA 1777.875%40.8%
San Luis Obispo County, CA 1207.750%35.9%
Solano County, CA 1117.875%41.7%
Madera County, CA 1057.750%35.8%
San Mateo County, CA 976.125%26.9%
Butte County, CA 767.750%38.1%
San Bernardino County, CA 767.625%39.4%
San Francisco County, CA 737.000%37.5%
San Diego County, CA 697.375%46.3%
Kern County, CA 657.875%49.3%
Riverside County, CA 597.875%46.0%
Shasta County, CA 577.875%41.9%
Orange County, CA 557.750%42.0%
Santa Barbara County, CA 537.750%42.0%
Merced County, CA 457.750%44.8%
Nevada County, CA 437.750%43.7%
Yuba County, CA 437.875%46.3%
Sutter County, CA 427.875%36.2%
Amador County, CA 397.750%29.8%
Monterey County, CA 397.750%51.7%
Tulare County, CA 377.875%54.9%
Marin County, CA 327.563%15.8%
Napa County, CA 317.750%43.3%
Kings County, CA 297.750%46.8%
Santa Cruz County, CA 276.125%25.0%
Ventura County, CA 247.750%37.2%
Sonoma County, CA 207.750%44.4%
Calaveras County, CA 138.000%53.6%
Tuolumne County, CA 117.750%31.3%
Plumas County, CA 9Under 10 loans10.0%
Tehama County, CA 9Under 10 loans66.7%
Humboldt County, CA 6Under 10 loans14.3%
Lassen County, CA 6Under 10 loans62.5%
San Benito County, CA 6Under 10 loans45.5%
Glenn County, CA 5Under 10 loans44.4%
Mariposa County, CA 4Under 10 loans33.3%
Lake County, CA 3Under 10 loans62.5%
Mendocino County, CA 3Under 10 loans25.0%
Colusa County, CA 2Under 10 loans0.0%
Imperial County, CA 2Under 10 loans77.8%

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Counts, medians and denial shares are computed from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act loan-level file for 2025, published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau through the FFIEC: every application a covered lender received, as the lender reported it. A median rate is what borrowers got, not what you will be offered — it depends on the loan, the property, your credit and the market on the day, and no figure here is a quote. A median over fewer than 10 loans is not shown: it is a number with no meaning and a real person's rate half-exposed. Those cells say "under 10 loans" and the count is still published. This is information, not advice, and no lender pays to appear.