American Financing · New Jersey · 2025

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

American Financing took 384 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #141 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 18.2% of them and denied 41.4% (60.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

384Applicationsin NJ
60.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.75%
$305,000Median loanstate $295,000
$20MVolume21 counties

American Financing in New Jersey vs the state

41.4%Denial rate+23.72 pts vs state
60.9%Decision denial rate+37.87 pts vs state
18.2%Origination rate-37.45 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.76 pts vs state
0.04Rate spread (pts)-0.24 pts vs state
$107kMedian applicant income
70Loans originated
159Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232153340.9%6.38%#177
20242864161.9%6.13%#156
20253847041.4%5.99%#141

What American Financing lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 1% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 54 14% · 66.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 282 73% · 41.5% denied
Other / HELOC 43 11% · 14.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 170 44% · 35.3% denied
FHA 192 50% · 48.4% denied
VA 22 6% · 27.3% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Credit history 64 40%
Debt-to-income ratio 40 25%
Other 39 25%
Collateral 6 4%
Unverifiable information 5 3%
Incomplete application 3 2%
Insufficient cash 1 1%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most American Financing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Ocean County 41516 39.0%
Bergen County 32712 37.5%
Camden County 27314 51.9%
Monmouth County 2768 29.6%
Middlesex County 26710 38.5%
Burlington County 2264 18.2%
Morris County 2154 19.0%
Essex County 21310 47.6%
Union County 19213 68.4%
Hudson County 1829 50.0%

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: 384 applications in 2025, of which 70 were originated and 159 denied.

41.4% of all applications, or 60.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans American Financing originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are American Financing'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