American Federal Mortgage · New Jersey · 2025

American Federal Mortgage in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Federal Mortgage took 741 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #87 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.7% of them and denied 3.9% (6.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

741Applicationsin NJ
6.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$475,000Median loanstate $295,000
$219MVolume20 counties

American Federal Mortgage in New Jersey vs the state

3.9%Denial rate-13.78 pts vs state
6.2%Decision denial rate-16.89 pts vs state
59.7%Origination rate+3.97 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.19Rate spread (pts)-0.47 pts vs state
$190kMedian applicant income
442Loans originated
29Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236303942.9%6.38%#81
20248755293.3%6.38%#64
20257414423.9%6.25%#87

What American Federal Mortgage lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 459 62% · 3.5% denied
Refinance 271 37% · 4.1% denied
Home improvement 11 1% · 18.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 719 97% · 3.9% denied
FHA 21 3% · 4.8% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 13 45%
Collateral 7 24%
Other 3 10%
Employment history 3 10%
Insufficient cash 1 3%
Credit history 1 3%
Unverifiable information 1 3%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most American Federal Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 112687 6.3%
Morris County 89523 3.4%
Bergen County 84494 4.8%
Somerset County 75510 0.0%
Hudson County 54204 7.4%
Monmouth County 47252 4.3%
Mercer County 38251 2.6%
Burlington County 36261 2.8%
Essex County 33182 6.1%
Sussex County 30230 0.0%

Other large lenders in New Jersey

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 16,33916.1%6.75%
TD BankD 12,53226.2%7.49%
Bank of AmericaF 12,14230.6%6.00%
Citizens BankC 12,11328.9%7.40%
Crosscountry MortgageB 12,0425.3%6.75%
PNC BankD 10,81527.8%7.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 10,55215.3%6.38%
Guaranteed RateB 8,6435.5%6.58%
NewrezD 6,53522.5%6.99%
Loandepot.ComD 6,49115.3%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

New Jersey: 741 applications in 2025, of which 442 were originated and 29 denied.

3.9% of all applications, or 6.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans American Federal Mortgage originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are American Federal Mortgage's own HMDA filing for properties located in New Jersey, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology