American Financial Resources · New Jersey · 2025

American Financial Resources in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Financial Resources took 417 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #137 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.4% of them and denied 7.2% (9.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

417Applicationsin NJ
9.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.75%
$445,000Median loanstate $295,000
$128MVolume21 counties

American Financial Resources in New Jersey vs the state

7.2%Denial rate-10.50 pts vs state
9.6%Decision denial rate-13.50 pts vs state
66.4%Origination rate+10.75 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.32Rate spread (pts)+0.04 pts vs state
$138kMedian applicant income
277Loans originated
30Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231075314.0%6.75%#242
20241871226.4%6.75%#201
20254172777.2%6.38%#137

What American Financial Resources lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 308 74% · 6.8% denied
Refinance 51 12% · 11.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 58 14% · 5.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 175 42% · 4.6% denied
FHA 201 48% · 10.0% denied
VA 37 9% · 5.4% denied
USDA / RHS 4 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 11 37%
Credit history 7 23%
Other 6 20%
Collateral 5 17%
Insufficient cash 1 3%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most American Financial Resources applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 39291 2.6%
Essex County 39223 7.7%
Ocean County 36242 5.6%
Union County 31214 12.9%
Burlington County 27182 7.4%
Morris County 26171 3.8%
Passaic County 26182 7.7%
Bergen County 25153 12.0%
Hudson County 24191 4.2%
Camden County 24162 8.3%

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: 417 applications in 2025, of which 277 were originated and 30 denied.

7.2% of all applications, or 9.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans American Financial Resources originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are American Financial Resources'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