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Home Loans · California

California Home Loans

Lexington Home Loans is an Irvine-based, California-licensed mortgage broker serving the state since 2007 — from the coastal metros to the Central Valley and the Inland Empire. Whatever the scenario, we find the path.

Licensed to lend in California

California is our home state and our largest market. High-cost counties support higher conforming and high-balance loan limits, and the state’s large base of self-employed and small-business borrowers is exactly where our bank-statement and non-QM programs shine. From first-time buyers in the Inland Empire to equity-rich homeowners on the coast weighing a reverse mortgage, we place loans across every county.

Our California license
Dept. of Financial Protection & Innovation — California Financing Law License · #603K214
Dept. of Real Estate — Real Estate Corporation License with MLO endorsement · #01818025
Loans made or arranged pursuant to a California Financing Law license.
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Loan programs for California homeowners

From first homes to investment properties, the full lineup — and the hard-to-place loans most lenders decline.

Where other lenders say no.
The edges that set Lexington apart in California and every state we serve.
FHA & VA
500 FICO
Most stop at 580
HELOC
600 FICO
Most stop at 640
Reverse
500 FICO
Past lates OK
DSCR
0.75
Others cut at 1.00

California mortgage questions

Is Lexington licensed in California?
Yes. Lexington Mortgage Corporation holds a California Financing Law License (#603K214) through the DFPI and a Real Estate Corporation License with MLO endorsement (#01818025) through the DRE. Verify us on NMLS Consumer Access under NMLS #347811.
What credit score do I need to buy in California?
It depends on the program. Our FHA and VA options go down to a 500 FICO where most lenders stop at 580, and we have paths for thinner credit files that other lenders decline.
Do you lend on investment properties in California?
Yes. Our DSCR program qualifies a California rental on its own cash flow, down to a 0.75 ratio — well below the 1.00 most lenders require.
Can self-employed Californians qualify?
Yes. Our bank-statement programs read 12–24 months of deposits, so your real income counts even without W-2s or tax returns.
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