What people paid for mortgages in Monterey County, CA (2025)
Across 1,466 closed home-purchase loans in 2025, the median interest rate in Monterey was 6.5%, and the middle half of borrowers got between 6.075% and 6.875%. Median total loan costs ran $11,016 on a median loan of $650,000. Source: federal HMDA filings on first-lien, owner-occupied loans.
Home purchase
- Median rate
- 6.5%
- Middle half of rates
- 6.075%–6.875%
- Median total loan costs
- $11,016
- Median loan amount
- $650,000
1,466 loans, 2025.
Refinance
- Median rate
- 6.25%
- Middle half of rates
- 5.875%–6.625%
- Median total loan costs
- $6,934
- Median loan amount
- $525,000
881 loans, 2025.
Lowest median rates in Monterey (2025)
The lenders whose own closed loans had the lowest median interest rate here, among lenders with enough local volume for the median to mean something. A low median is a reason to include that lender when you collect Loan Estimates; it is not a promise about the rate you will be quoted. An independent mortgage broker can pull quotes from several lenders at once on one application.
Home purchase
- 1.PREMIER MORTGAGE RESOURCES, L.L.C.6.125%73 loans, median costs $12,626
- 2.GUARANTEED RATE, INC.6.25%77 loans, median costs $12,335
- 3.U.S. Bank National Association6.25%42 loans, median costs $5,804
- 4.Rocket Mortgage, LLC6.375%98 loans, median costs $9,436
- 5.FlexPoint, Inc.6.375%74 loans, median costs $16,253
Among lenders with at least 30 closed purchase loans in Monterey County in 2025.
Refinance
- 1.Rocket Mortgage, LLC5.99%98 loans, median costs $8,462
- 2.UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only6.103%188 loans, median costs $6,561
- 3.JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association6.365%41 loans, median costs $3,626
Among lenders with at least 30 closed refinance loans in Monterey County in 2025.
Lender by lender in Monterey
Every lender that closed at least 5 qualifying loans in Monterey County in 2025, sorted by loan count. The # column is the lender's rank here by closed loans for the selected purpose. Median origination is the lender's own charges (Loan Estimate section A); median points is the discount-points portion. Lenders marked "broker only" fund loans through independent mortgage brokers rather than taking applications directly.
| # | Lender | Loans | Median rate | Median total costs | Median origination | Median points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only | 207 | 6.5% | $11,955 | $2,816 | $2,940 |
| 2 | CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC. | 101 | 6.625% | $12,643 | $8,165 | $7,974 |
| 3 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 98 | 6.375% | $9,436 | $4,688 | $3,489 |
| 4 | GUARANTEED RATE, INC. | 77 | 6.25% | $12,335 | $8,860 | $7,651 |
| 5 | FlexPoint, Inc. | 74 | 6.375% | $16,253 | $3,016 | $1,765 |
| 6 | PREMIER MORTGAGE RESOURCES, L.L.C. | 73 | 6.125% | $12,626 | $4,868 | $12,749 |
| 7 | FRANKLIN LOAN CORPORATION | 49 | 6.5% | $15,132 | $5,196 | $4,596 |
| 8 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 45 | 6.49% | $7,057 | $2,094 | $6,953 |
| 9 | U.S. Bank National Association | 42 | 6.25% | $5,804 | $1,545 | $1,906 |
| 10 | SUMMIT FUNDING, INC. | 41 | 6.625% | $12,792 | $4,686 | $4,853 |
| 11 | PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY | 31 | 6.625% | $13,177 | $9,125 | $6,555 |
| 12 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 28 | 6.25% | $8,014 | $2,663 | $1,873 |
| 13 | TRIAD FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. | 26 | 8.73% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 14 | Synergy One Lending, Inc. | 24 | 6.625% | $14,563 | $9,850 | $8,776 |
| 15 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 24 | 6.25% | $16,602 | $1,414 | $1,515 |
| 16 | OCMBC, INC. | 24 | 6.562% | $17,323 | $4,982 | $3,234 |
| 17 | Loandepot.Com, LLC | 20 | 6.312% | $9,669 | $1,615 | $4,071 |
| 18 | MASON MCDUFFIE MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 19 | 6.5% | $15,287 | $7,585 | $7,833 |
| 19 | PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC | 19 | 6.25% | $8,326 | $3,273 | $5,177 |
| 20 | Bank of America, National Association | 18 | 6.312% | $6,647 | $1,535 | $3,034 |
| 21 | GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC | 17 | 6.5% | $5,992 | $1,640 | $4,512 |
| 22 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 17 | 6% | $4,207 | $0 | $10,388 |
| 23 | AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 17 | 6.875% | $16,824 | $7,581 | $11,103 |
| 24 | BAY | 16 | 6.812% | n/a | $1,088 | $7,203 |
| 25 | FIRST COLONY MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 14 | 6.688% | $14,216 | $2,599 | $9,165 |
| 26 | KIND LENDING, LLC | 14 | 6.75% | $9,003 | $5,111 | $4,654 |
| 27 | ML Mortgage Corp. | 12 | 6.438% | $12,255 | $8,062 | $6,335 |
| 28 | BAY-VALLEY MORTGAGE GROUP | 11 | 6.5% | $19,220 | $10,241 | $5,597 |
| 29 | Charles Schwab Bank, SSB | 10 | 5.2% | $5,235 | $1,094 | n/a |
| 30 | 21st Mortgage Corporation | 10 | 9.08% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 31 | THE LOAN STORE, INC.broker only | 9 | 6.875% | $5,916 | $2,114 | $5,161 |
| 32 | Home Mortgage Alliance Corporation (HMAC) | 9 | 6.25% | $22,310 | $9,425 | $4,331 |
| 33 | GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY | 8 | 6.562% | $13,037 | $6,165 | $4,156 |
| 34 | Broker Solutions, Inc. | 8 | 6.5% | $11,355 | $2,518 | $4,405 |
| 35 | NEWREZ LLC | 8 | 6.438% | $19,718 | $8,719 | $1,393 |
| 36 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 7 | 5.5% | $6,188 | $1,747 | $1,603 |
| 37 | MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. | 7 | 6.49% | $4,216 | $995 | $733 |
| 38 | A&D Mortgage LLC | 6 | 6.995% | $5,530 | $1,195 | $1,538 |
| 39 | Fremont Bank | 6 | 6.5% | $980 | $595 | n/a |
| 40 | NEXERA HOLDING LLC | 6 | 7.062% | $17,537 | $12,834 | $1,502 |
What these numbers are, and are not
Everything above is computed from the FFIEC's HMDA Modified Loan/Application Register, the public loan-level file nearly every mortgage lender must submit each year, filtered to originated, first-lien, owner-occupied principal-residence loans that were not business-purpose or reverse mortgages. Groups smaller than 5 loans are omitted. The methodology page documents every step.
The public file contains no credit scores, so differences between lenders mix true pricing differences with different customer bases: loan sizes, points paid, and borrower profiles all vary by lender. A median is context for your own quote, not a ranking and not an offer. Rates here are also a year's worth of closings blended together, while your quote reflects a single day's market.
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Common questions
What mortgage rate did people get in Monterey County in 2025?
The median interest rate on closed home-purchase loans in Monterey County, California in 2025 was 6.5%, across 1,466 first-lien, owner-occupied loans. The middle half of borrowers got between 6.075% and 6.875%.
Is this a rate I can get today?
No. These are medians of loans that already closed, under those borrowers' credit profiles, loan sizes, discount points, and lock dates. Rates also move daily. The way to learn your own number is to collect Loan Estimates from two or three lenders, which federal rules make close to free.
Why do lenders in the table show different rates?
Partly pricing, partly customer mix. Public HMDA data contains no credit scores, so a lender serving stronger-credit borrowers or larger loans will show a different median than one serving first-time buyers, at identical pricing. Use the table as a map of who is active locally and roughly where they land, not as a ranking.
Where do these numbers come from?
The FFIEC's public HMDA Modified Loan/Application Register, the loan-level data nearly every mortgage lender must file each year, filtered to originated, first-lien, owner-occupied, non-business, non-reverse loans, in groups of at least 5.