The Golden 1: 2025 mortgage rates, costs & approvals
How The Golden 1 priced and approved home loans in 2025, measured against every lender in the official HMDA records.
HMDA legal name: THE GOLDEN 1 · LEI 549300ZJIC4LOLZH0M42
In 2025, The Golden 1 originated 1,691 home-purchase, refinance and cash-out loans on owner-occupied single-family homes in 1 state — 307th by volume among the 2,017 lenders profiled here.
On conventional 30-year fixed purchase loans its median rate was 6.50% (all lenders: 6.625%); its median rate spread was 18 basis points below the national median. Median conventional loan costs were $5,520, about the same as the national median ($5,570).
It denied 13.1% of completed home-purchase applications (all lenders: 8.5%).
How The Golden 1 priced home-purchase loans
| Purchase loans, 2025 | The Golden 1 | All lenders |
|---|---|---|
| 30-year fixed rate · conventional | 6.500% | 6.625% |
| 30-year fixed rate · FHA | 6.125% | 6.250% |
| 30-year fixed rate · VA | — | 6.125% |
| 15-year fixed rate · conventional | 5.750% | 5.875% |
| Rate spread vs. APOR · conventional | −0.04 pts | +0.13 pts |
| Total loan costs · conventional | $5,520 | $5,570 |
| Total loan costs · FHA | $12,350 | $11,310 |
| Total loan costs · VA | — | $6,490 |
| Origination charges (all types) | $1,000 | $1,860 |
| Borrowers paying discount points | 30.3% | 51.3% |
| Points paid, when paid (% of loan) | 0.37% | 0.87% |
| Borrowers receiving lender credits | 89.7% | 33.1% |
Medians shown with at least 20 loans. A lender's numbers reflect its borrowers (credit, down payment, loan size, location) as well as its pricing; HMDA has no credit scores. Rate spread = APR minus the average prime offer rate on the lock date, which removes most of the effect of when the rate was locked.
Loan mix and borrowers
By loan type
By purpose
Why The Golden 1 denied purchase applications
First reason the lender reported for each denied home-purchase application.
Where The Golden 1 lends
| State | Loans | Applications | Purchase denial rate | 30-yr rate* | Loan costs* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1,691 | 2,132 | 13.1% | 6.500% | $5,520 |
*Conventional home-purchase loans, medians with at least 20 loans. Linked state names open The Golden 1's page for that state.
Counties where The Golden 1 is a top lender
| County | Rank | Loans | Market share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra County, CA | 12 | 1 | 4.2% |
| Sacramento County, CA | 11 | 313 | 1.8% |
| Alameda County, CA | 11 | 253 | 1.8% |
| Santa Clara County, CA | 11 | 256 | 1.6% |
| Contra Costa County, CA | 16 | 155 | 1.3% |
| Yolo County, CA | 17 | 21 | 1.3% |
| Madera County, CA | 17 | 25 | 1.1% |
| San Mateo County, CA | 20 | 64 | 1.1% |
| Placer County, CA | 23 | 63 | 1.0% |
| Amador County, CA | 22 | 5 | 1.0% |
| Santa Cruz County, CA | 20 | 15 | 0.9% |
| El Dorado County, CA | 24 | 22 | 0.8% |
| Fresno County, CA | 25 | 59 | 0.7% |
Check The Golden 1 yourself
- FFIEC HMDA Data Browser — the official 2025 records filed under LEI 549300ZJIC4LOLZH0M42.
- NMLS Consumer Access — confirm the company and loan officer are licensed in your state.
- CFPB Consumer Complaint Database — search complaints by company name.
- Compare your Loan Estimate from The Golden 1 with similar 2025 loans.
This is a statistical profile, not a review or recommendation. HMDA data alone cannot show whether a lender complies with fair-lending laws, and a lender's medians depend on the borrowers it serves.
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Source: FFIEC/CFPB HMDA 2025 public LAR and filer list. Core segment: owner-occupied, single-family site-built, first-lien, closed-end purchase and refinance loans. Methodology