Subprime lending is dramatically more important in rural or fast-growing counties than it is along California’s coast. Subprime lenders captured 40 percent of the home purchase market in San Bernardino County – twice their statewide share. They also did unusually well in the San Joaquin Valley. Here is the loan volume, in billions of dollars, for all 58 California counties.
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County Prime Subprime Total Percent subprime
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Orange $20.92 $5.54 $26.47 20.9%
Placer $3.62 $0.72 $4.34 16.5%
Plumas $0.12 $0.01 $0.13 9.2%
Riverside $16.94 $8.49 $25.43 33.4%
Sacramento $8.59 $3.92 $12.50 31.3%
San Benito $0.35 $0.20 $0.55 36.2%
San Bernardino $9.00 $6.08 $15.07 40.3%
San Diego $22.33 $5.67 $28.00 20.2%
