What people paid for mortgages in Santa Barbara County, CA (2025)
Across 1,757 closed home-purchase loans in 2025, the median interest rate in Santa Barbara was 6.5%, and the middle half of borrowers got between 6.124% and 6.875%. Median total loan costs ran $8,841 on a median loan of $615,000. Source: federal HMDA filings on first-lien, owner-occupied loans.
Home purchase
- Median rate
- 6.5%
- Middle half of rates
- 6.124%–6.875%
- Median total loan costs
- $8,841
- Median loan amount
- $615,000
1,757 loans, 2025.
Refinance
- Median rate
- 6.125%
- Middle half of rates
- 5.75%–6.625%
- Median total loan costs
- $6,800
- Median loan amount
- $585,000
1,115 loans, 2025.
Lowest median rates in Santa Barbara (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.U.S. Bank National Association6%39 loans, median costs $6,368
- 2.Rocket Mortgage, LLC6.375%65 loans, median costs $8,772
- 3.Loandepot.Com, LLC6.375%60 loans, median costs $7,778
- 4.GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY6.375%44 loans, median costs $9,531
- 5.JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association6.375%38 loans, median costs $5,421
Among lenders with at least 30 closed purchase loans in Santa Barbara County in 2025.
Refinance
- 1.FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION5.75%30 loans, median costs $8,002
- 2.UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only5.999%203 loans, median costs $7,990
- 3.Rocket Mortgage, LLC6.125%97 loans, median costs $8,567
- 4.Loandepot.Com, LLC6.125%55 loans, median costs $6,804
- 5.GUARANTEED RATE, INC.6.5%57 loans, median costs $4,825
Among lenders with at least 30 closed refinance loans in Santa Barbara County in 2025.
Lender by lender in Santa Barbara
Every lender that closed at least 5 qualifying loans in Santa Barbara 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 | 221 | 6.484% | $12,667 | $4,930 | $3,186 |
| 2 | GUARANTEED RATE, INC. | 121 | 6.625% | $6,882 | $1,640 | $2,987 |
| 3 | OriginPoint, LLC | 79 | 6.75% | $7,055 | $1,640 | $5,073 |
| 4 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | 65 | 6.375% | $8,772 | $3,335 | $3,231 |
| 5 | Loandepot.Com, LLC | 60 | 6.375% | $7,778 | $2,530 | $3,569 |
| 6 | CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC. | 56 | 6.875% | $7,639 | $1,990 | $6,065 |
| 7 | MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC | 55 | 6.75% | $7,352 | $1,840 | $5,135 |
| 8 | KIND LENDING, LLC | 54 | 6.5% | $13,567 | $4,813 | $1,851 |
| 9 | CMG MORTGAGE, INC. | 52 | 6.5% | $11,687 | $2,427 | $7,188 |
| 10 | GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY | 44 | 6.375% | $9,531 | $3,750 | $2,221 |
| 11 | Montecito Bank & Trust | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 12 | U.S. Bank National Association | 39 | 6% | $6,368 | $1,545 | $1,300 |
| 13 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 38 | 6.375% | $5,421 | $1,165 | $3,829 |
| 14 | Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC | 32 | 6.562% | $6,086 | $1,695 | $2,273 |
| 15 | THE LOAN STORE, INC.broker only | 30 | 6.375% | $14,698 | $3,837 | $2,725 |
| 16 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | 29 | 5.75% | $8,051 | $2,401 | $1,688 |
| 17 | COASTAL FUNDING SLC, INC. | 26 | 6.625% | $8,247 | $1,430 | $4,800 |
| 18 | TRIAD FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. | 23 | 8.69% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 19 | FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 23 | 6.25% | $18,811 | $5,649 | $5,235 |
| 20 | CORNERSTONE CAPITAL BANK, SSB | 22 | 6.495% | $11,610 | $6,885 | $6,383 |
| 21 | ORANGE COUNTY'S CREDIT UNION | 22 | 6.375% | $5,105 | $749 | $839 |
| 22 | GOLDEN EMPIRE MORTGAGE, INC. | 21 | 6.125% | $15,205 | $9,020 | $7,017 |
| 23 | 549300U4NMMQ8OEM3D10 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 24 | PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC | 20 | 6.312% | $9,196 | $2,424 | $2,009 |
| 25 | FIRST COLONY MORTGAGE CORPORATION | 18 | 6.312% | $4,630 | $1,290 | $517 |
| 26 | Bank of America, National Association | 18 | 5.938% | $6,459 | $1,365 | $3,775 |
| 27 | Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association | 17 | 5.75% | $5,989 | $815 | n/a |
| 28 | Citibank, National Association | 17 | 5.875% | $6,634 | $1,190 | $1,875 |
| 29 | LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION | 16 | 6.687% | $22,899 | $9,094 | $14,714 |
| 30 | Mortgage Research Center, LLC | 16 | 6.125% | $7,454 | $871 | $1,027 |
| 31 | Murphy Bank | 15 | 7.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 32 | 21st Mortgage Corporation | 13 | 10.25% | $7,251 | $4,500 | n/a |
| 33 | Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. | 12 | 6.375% | $15,661 | $6,230 | $1,447 |
| 34 | Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. | 12 | 6.375% | $14,875 | $1,910 | $1,217 |
| 35 | Navy Federal Credit Union | 12 | 6.312% | $10,100 | $0 | $4,961 |
| 36 | Commerce Home Mortgage, Inc. | 12 | 8.5% | $25,933 | $20,999 | $12,001 |
| 37 | A&D Mortgage LLC | 11 | 6.125% | $9,318 | $3,753 | $1,077 |
| 38 | MidFirst Bank | 11 | 5.75% | $6,271 | $595 | n/a |
| 39 | V.I.P. MORTGAGE, INC. | 11 | 6.375% | $13,199 | $9,330 | $4,970 |
| 40 | RESICENTRAL, LLC | 10 | 6.433% | $16,017 | $6,932 | $1,460 |
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 Santa Barbara County in 2025?
The median interest rate on closed home-purchase loans in Santa Barbara County, California in 2025 was 6.5%, across 1,757 first-lien, owner-occupied loans. The middle half of borrowers got between 6.124% 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.