Fresno Mortgage Lending in 2025

Explore mortgage lending activity in Fresno (MSA/MD Code 23420) using official HMDA public records. Review underwriting outcomes, borrower characteristics, and regional lending benchmarks.

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) / Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) • Dataset: 2025 Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset • Updated: June 2, 2026 • Methodology →
Metropolitan Area 23420
10,545 Loans Originated
• Primary State: California (CA)
• $4.16 Billion Originated Volume
• $385,000 Median Loan
Actionable Applications 13,517 +5.67% vs 2024
Approval Rate 82.13% +0.07 pp vs 2024
Denial Rate 17.87% -0.07 pp vs 2024
Loan Originations 10,545 +4.84% vs 2024
Originated Volume $4.16 Billion +7.99% vs 2024

Credit Decision Outcomes (2025)

Outcomes for 13,517 actionable applications (Actions 1, 2, and 3).

82.13%
17.87%
11,102 approved 2,415 denied
Action 1: Originated
10,545 (78.01%)
Action 2: Approved not accepted
557 (4.12%)
Action 3: Denied
2,415 (17.87%)
Action 4: Withdrawn (not in denominator)
2,971 —
Action 5: Incomplete (not in denominator)
912 —
How to read this: Approval rate uses Actions 1, 2, and 3. Actions 4 and 5 are excluded from the credit decision denominator. Read the full methodology →

How Fresno Compares

Metro vs. State Baseline (2025)

Metric Fresno California
Actionable Apps 13,517 404,468
Approval Rate 82.13% 84.45%
Denial Rate 17.87% 15.55%
Originations 10,545 322,897
Originated Volume $4.16 Billion $227.16 Billion
Median Loan $385,000 $575,000

Lending Trends in Fresno

Year-over-year shifts: 2025 vs. 2024

Metric 2024 2025 Change
Consumer Universe 16,433 17,400 +5.88%
Actionable Apps 12,792 13,517 +5.67%
Originations 10,058 10,545 +4.84%
Approval Rate 82.06% 82.13% +0.07 pp
Denial Rate 17.94% 17.87% -0.07 pp
Median Loan $375,000 $385,000 +2.67%
Dollar Volume $3.86 Billion $4.16 Billion +7.99%

Applications by Borrower Income (Fresno)

Approval and denial rates across gross annual income tiers (2025)

Income Bracket Apps Approval % Denial %
$100k–$149,999 3,851 86.81% 13.19%
$150k+ 3,649 88.11% 11.89%
$50k–$99,999 4,394 79.59% 20.41%
<$50k 733 50.75% 49.25%
Income unavailable/entity 890 75.84% 24.16%
Gross annual borrower income relied upon during credit underwriting. Descriptive figures only; does not establish causation.

Geographic Market Context

Regional integration within California (2025)

Official Geographic Designation: Metropolitan Statistical Area / Division 23420, anchored in California (CA).
Metro Share of State Apps 3.34%
Metro Share of State Volume 1.83%
Geographic Notice: OpenFileData reports verified OMB-designated metropolitan boundaries. Detailed county-level vector choropleths are omitted unless authoritative polygon geometries and county-level consumer records are officially available, preventing data fabrication.

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Statewide Actionable Applications: 404,468
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Methodology

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