San Rafael Mortgage Lending in 2025

Explore mortgage lending activity in San Rafael (MSA/MD Code 42034) 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 42034
2,237 Loans Originated
• Primary State: California (CA)
• $2.56 Billion Originated Volume
• $975,000 Median Loan
Actionable Applications 2,559 +17.01% vs 2024
Approval Rate 89.64% +0.98 pp vs 2024
Denial Rate 10.36% -0.98 pp vs 2024
Loan Originations 2,237 +19.75% vs 2024
Originated Volume $2.56 Billion +23.64% vs 2024

Credit Decision Outcomes (2025)

Outcomes for 2,559 actionable applications (Actions 1, 2, and 3).

89.64%
10.36%
2,294 approved 265 denied
Action 1: Originated
2,237 (87.42%)
Action 2: Approved not accepted
57 (2.23%)
Action 3: Denied
265 (10.36%)
Action 4: Withdrawn (not in denominator)
568 —
Action 5: Incomplete (not in denominator)
126 —
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 San Rafael Compares

Metro vs. State Baseline (2025)

Metric San Rafael California
Actionable Apps 2,559 404,468
Approval Rate 89.64% 84.45%
Denial Rate 10.36% 15.55%
Originations 2,237 322,897
Originated Volume $2.56 Billion $227.16 Billion
Median Loan $975,000 $575,000
Compared against California statewide baseline in 2025.

Lending Trends in San Rafael

Year-over-year shifts: 2025 vs. 2024

Metric 2024 2025 Change
Consumer Universe 2,697 3,253 +20.62%
Actionable Apps 2,187 2,559 +17.01%
Originations 1,868 2,237 +19.75%
Approval Rate 88.66% 89.64% +0.98 pp
Denial Rate 11.34% 10.36% -0.98 pp
Median Loan $935,000 $975,000 +4.28%
Dollar Volume $2.07 Billion $2.56 Billion +23.64%

Applications by Borrower Income (San Rafael)

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

Income Bracket Apps Approval % Denial %
$100k–$149,999 200 83.00% 17.00%
$150k+ 2,139 92.94% 7.06%
$50k–$99,999 104 58.65% 41.35%
<$50k 43 44.19% 55.81%
Income unavailable/entity 73 82.19% 17.81%
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 42034, anchored in California (CA).
Metro Share of State Apps 0.63%
Metro Share of State Volume 1.13%
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.

Parent State Association

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San Rafael is part of OpenFileData’s statewide coverage of California. View statewide approval benchmarks, metropolitan rankings, and institution profiles across all reporting jurisdictions.

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Statewide Actionable Applications: 404,468
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Methodology

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Methodology & Disclosures

Credit Decision Denominator Rule: Approval and denial rates are calculated strictly among actionable applications reaching a formal credit underwriting decision (Actions 1, 2, and 3: loan originated, approved but not accepted, denied). Applications withdrawn by borrower (Action 4) and closed for incompleteness (Action 5) are tracked in the broader Consumer Mortgage Universe for market completeness but excluded from credit decision rates as no underwriting decision occurred.

Official Data Source & Freeze Date: Official Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) records published by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Primary analysis uses the 2025 Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (frozen June 2, 2026); historical baseline uses the 2024 One-Year National Loan-Level Dataset (frozen June 2, 2026).

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For complete technical formulas, SQL implementations, and data definitions, read the full Mortgage Lending Methodology Specification.