Mortgage Lenders and Brokers in Watsonville, California
Brian McKay
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Loan Rates Last Updated and Verified: October 7, 2026
Watsonville, California mortgage lenders include Wells Fargo Bank NAWells Fargo Bank NA326 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 5.36%, Bank of America NABank of America NA567 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 4.14%, JPMorgan Chase Bank, NAJPMorgan Chase Bank, NA630 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 3.68%, US Bank, N.A.US Bank, N.A.655 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 2.85%, Bay Federal Credit UnionBay Federal Credit Union1481 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076 3759A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 1.88%, Zions Bancorporation, N.A.Zions Bancorporation, N.A.31924 Crown Valley Rd, Acton, CA 93510A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 3.72%, Pacific Service Credit UnionPacific Service Credit Union840 Herndon Ave, Clovis, CA 93612A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 1.59%, Sofi Bank, National AssociationSofi Bank, National Association9960 Live Oak Blvd, Live Oak, CA 95953A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 0.51%, Synergy One Lending, Inc.Synergy One Lending, Inc.9600 Ming Ave Ste 146, Bakersfield, CA 93311, and Royal Business BankRoyal Business Bank901 S Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA 91007A5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 7.57%. Banks, credit unions and mortgage companies are listed together, with FHA, VA and local options flagged for quick comparison.
Lenders are ranked only by the number of home loans they closed in Watsonville, California in 2025, as reported under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. No lender pays for a higher spot. Lenders based in Watsonville are listed first, then lenders elsewhere in California, then lenders from other states that closed loans there. Banks and credit unions carry a MonitorBankRates health grade, star rating and Texas Ratio, so you can judge how financially sound they are. Mortgage companies have no deposits to rate, so compare their loan programs, median loan and borrower reviews instead. Compare at least three lenders and ask each for a written loan estimate before you choose.
Mortgage Lenders and Brokers in Watsonville, California
Market share is the lender's share of all home loans closed in Watsonville, California. Approval share is approvals divided by completed applications. Grade is the MonitorBankRates Health and Safety Grade, available for banks and credit unions only. Average loan is the lender's mean loan amount here.
| Lender | Programs | Loans closed | Market share | Approval share | Average loan | View |
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2 offices in Watsonville 326 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076 A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 5.36% |
Conventional | 13 | 5.1% | 93.3% | $346,538 | View |
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1 office in Watsonville 567 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076 A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 4.14% |
Conventional, HELOC | 3 +4 HELOCs |
1.2% | 100% | $381,666 | View |
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1 office in Watsonville 630 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076 A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 3.68% |
Conventional, HELOC | 2 +2 HELOCs |
0.8% | 100% | $335,000 | View |
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1 office in Watsonville 655 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076 A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 2.85% |
Conventional, HELOC | 1 +1 HELOCs |
0.4% | 33.3% | $275,000 | View |
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1481 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076 3759 A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 1.88% |
Conventional, HELOC | 45 +8 HELOCs |
17.7% | 91.8% | $232,333 | View |
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31924 Crown Valley Rd, Acton, CA 93510 A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 3.72% |
Conventional | 2 | 0.8% | 100% | $465,000 | View |
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840 Herndon Ave, Clovis, CA 93612 A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 1.59% |
Conventional | 2 | 0.8% | 100% | $150,000 | View |
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9960 Live Oak Blvd, Live Oak, CA 95953 A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 0.51% |
Conventional | 2 | 0.8% | 66.7% | $90,000 | View |
Synergy One Lending, Inc.
9600 Ming Ave Ste 146, Bakersfield, CA 93311 |
Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $615,000 | |
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901 S Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA 91007 A5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 7.57% |
Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $545,000 | View |
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200 Sand Creek Rd, Brentwood, CA 94513 A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 4.11% |
Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $335,000 | View |
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10815 N Wolfe Rd Ste 100, Cupertino, CA 95014 0611 A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 3.00% |
HELOC | 0 +1 HELOCs |
0% | n/a | View | |
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300 Arneill Rd, Camarillo, CA 93010 A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 5.19% |
HELOC | 0 +1 HELOCs |
0% | n/a | View | |
Paramount Residential Mortgage
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Conventional, FHA | 18 | 7.1% | 100% | $479,444 | |
ML Mortgage Corp.
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Conventional, FHA | 16 | 6.3% | 88.9% | $567,500 | |
Mason-McDuffie Mortgage Corporation
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Conventional, FHA | 15 | 5.9% | 93.8% | $569,000 | |
loanDepot.com LLC
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Conventional, FHA, VA | 8 | 3.1% | 100% | $472,500 | |
Kind Lending, LLC
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Conventional, FHA | 4 | 1.6% | 100% | $417,500 | |
Flexpoint, Inc.
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Conventional, FHA | 4 | 1.6% | 100% | $482,500 | |
Pennymac Loan Services LLC
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Conventional, FHA | 3 | 1.2% | 100% | $385,000 | |
Bay-Valley Mortgage Group
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Conventional | 3 | 1.2% | 100% | $521,666 | |
Alameda Mortgage Corporation
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Conventional | 2 | 0.8% | 100% | $325,000 | |
Guild Mortgage Company
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Conventional | 2 | 0.8% | 100% | $570,000 | |
Fundloans Capital
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Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $205,000 | |
AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC
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FHA | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $1,055,000 | |
Resicentral LLC
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Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $635,000 | |
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A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 0.22% |
Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $85,000 | View |
Franklin Loan Corporation
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Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 50% | $625,000 | |
American Pacific Mortgage Corporation
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Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $505,000 | |
Mission Loans, LLC
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Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $115,000 | |
Citadel Servicing Corporation
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Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $715,000 | |
Summit Funding.Inc
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Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $805,000 | |
Nexera Holding LLC
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Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 50% | $445,000 | |
Plaza Home Mortgage, Inc
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Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $375,000 | |
Vista Point Mortgage, LLC
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Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $165,000 | |
Figure Lending LLC
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HELOC | 0 +1 HELOCs |
0% | n/a | ||
Rocket Mortgage
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Conventional | 27 | 10.6% | 87.5% | $391,296 | |
United Wholesale Mortgage
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Conventional, FHA, VA, HELOC | 15 +4 HELOCs |
5.9% | 94.1% | $553,000 | |
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC
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Conventional, VA | 8 | 3.1% | 100% | $428,750 | |
Nationstar Mortgage
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Conventional | 6 | 2.4% | 75% | $158,333 | |
Premier Mortgage Resources, LLC
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Conventional, FHA | 4 | 1.6% | 100% | $497,500 | |
Newrez LLC
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Conventional | 4 | 1.6% | 80% | $172,500 | |
Freedom Mortgage Corporation
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FHA, VA | 3 | 1.2% | 100% | $448,333 | |
Nbkc Bank
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Conventional | 3 | 1.2% | 100% | $498,333 | |
Spring Eq, LLC
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Conventional | 3 | 1.2% | 60% | $181,666 | |
The Loan Store, Inc
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Conventional, HELOC | 2 +1 HELOCs |
0.8% | 100% | $465,000 | |
Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC
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Conventional | 2 | 0.8% | 100% | $535,000 | |
American Financial Resources LLC
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FHA | 2 | 0.8% | 100% | $690,000 | |
Triad Financial Services, Inc.
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Conventional | 2 | 0.8% | 90.9% | $340,000 | |
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A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 2.02% |
Conventional | 2 | 0.8% | 100% | $560,000 | View |
Mortgage Research Center
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Conventional, VA | 2 | 0.8% | 50% | $460,000 | |
HomePromise Corporation
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VA | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $745,000 | |
PHH Mortgage Corporation
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Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $655,000 | |
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A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 3.21% |
Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $625,000 | View |
Credit Human Federal Credit Un
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Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $325,000 | |
Churchill Mortgage Corporation
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Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $155,000 | |
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A-5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 14.93% |
Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $435,000 | View |
RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing LLC
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Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $305,000 | |
21St Mortgage
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Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 33.3% | $205,000 | |
Tomo Mortgage LLC
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Conventional | 1 | 0.4% | 100% | $675,000 | |
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A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 4.14% |
HELOC | 0 +12 HELOCs |
0% | n/a | View | |
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A+5.0 ★Texas Ratio: 2.32% |
HELOC | 0 +2 HELOCs |
0% | n/a | View | |
Pentagon Federal Credit Union
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HELOC | 0 +1 HELOCs |
0% | n/a | ||
Better Mortgage Corporation
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HELOC | 0 +1 HELOCs |
0% | n/a |
Watsonville Mortgage Rate Trends
Daily average mortgage rates for California compared with the national average, updated every evening.
Mortgage Lenders and Mortgage Brokers Near Me in Watsonville, California
Looking for mortgage lenders near me or mortgage brokers near me in Watsonville? The list below shows the banks, credit unions and mortgage brokers that closed home loans in Watsonville in 2025, with lenders based there listed first.
Types of Mortgage Lenders in Watsonville, CA
Use these to narrow the list above. Each category shows how many Watsonville, CA lenders fit and what that kind of lender is usually best for.
Who Lends in Watsonville, CA
Independent mortgage companies closed 69.3 percent of home loans in Watsonville, California in 2025, banks 11.8 percent and credit unions 18.9 percent. Synergy One Lending, Inc. was the largest mortgage company, Wells Fargo Bank NA the largest bank and Bay Federal Credit Union the largest credit union. Among lenders headquartered in California, Bank of America NA led with 3 loans.
How to Read This List
A high approval share with a small median loan usually points to a lender comfortable with first time and FHA borrowers. A large median loan with conventional and jumbo programs points to a move up and jumbo specialist. The health grade says whether a bank or credit union is financially sound; it says nothing about service, which is what the reviews below are for.
Title or escrow companies usually handle closings in California. County documentary transfer tax of $1.10 per $1,000 (0.11 percent), with many cities adding their own transfer tax (for example San Francisco and Los Angeles at much higher rates); no mortgage recording tax.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Mortgage Lenders in Watsonville, CA
By home loans closed in 2025, Wells Fargo Bank NA was the largest mortgage lender in Watsonville, California with 13 loans, about 5.1 percent of the market. The largest lender headquartered in California was Bank of America NA with 3 loans. Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data for 2025, published by the FFIEC and CFPB.
12 lenders closed FHA loans in Watsonville, California in 2025, led by Paramount Residential Mortgage with 7. 6 lenders closed VA loans, led by loanDepot.com LLC. Use the FHA and VA filters above the table to see only those lenders; FHA loans allow 3.5 percent down and lower credit scores, VA loans need no down payment for eligible veterans. Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data for 2025, published by the FFIEC and CFPB.
Yes. 13 banks and 6 credit unions closed home loans in Watsonville, California in 2025, alongside 45 independent mortgage companies and brokers. Banks and credit unions carry a MonitorBankRates health grade. Mortgage companies are not deposit institutions, so they have no health grade; their HMDA figures and borrower reviews stand in. Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data for 2025, published by the FFIEC and CFPB.
Lenders are ranked only by the number of home loans they closed in Watsonville, California during 2025 as reported under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. No lender pays to be listed or to rank higher, and reviews do not change the order. Counts cover first and second lien loans on one to four unit homes for purchase, refinance and home improvement; home equity lines are counted separately.
Methodology and Sources
Lender rankings use the loan level records that lenders file under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, published by the FFIEC and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for the 2025 reporting year. Counts include originated first and subordinate lien loans on one to four unit homes in Watsonville, California for purchase, refinance and other purposes; home equity lines of credit are counted separately and reverse mortgages and business purpose loans are excluded. Approval share is originations plus approved but not accepted applications divided by all completed applications (withdrawn and incomplete files are excluded). Lender type comes from the lender's federal regulator and the FFIEC National Information Center. City figures use the Census tracts that make up Watsonville. Health grades are MonitorBankRates data and are current as of the date shown. Lenders below the HMDA reporting thresholds do not appear. MonitorBankRates receives no payment for placement on this page. Last updated October 8, 2026.
