B
Evidence Grade B
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439
439 -- licensed lender count for California mortgage lenders and servicers (2026)
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Value
439
Unit
Count
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
Primary
Tier B
https://www.bankingbridge.com/post/11-of-the-best-mortgage-lead-providers-in-california ↗
Source Article
11 of the Best Mortgage Lead Providers in California
Original Research
California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
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Methodology
California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation Annual Report of Activity under the California Residential Mortgage Lending Act
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California mortgage lenders and servicers: 439 licensed lender count. Source: California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/california-licensed-mortgage-lenders-439
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