Ardent Federal Credit Union · New Jersey · 2025

Ardent Federal Credit Union in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Ardent Federal Credit Union took 73 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #309 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.6% of them and denied 11.0% (12.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

73Applicationsin NJ
12.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
Median ratestate 6.75%
$125,000Median loanstate $295,000
$11MVolume13 counties

Ardent Federal Credit Union in New Jersey vs the state

11.0%Denial rate-6.73 pts vs state
12.7%Decision denial rate-10.35 pts vs state
72.6%Origination rate+16.92 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$158kMedian applicant income
53Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023674023.9%#292
2024694613.0%#306
2025735311.0%#309

What Ardent Federal Credit Union lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 15% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 16 22% · 6.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 8% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 33 45% · 12.1% denied
Other / HELOC 7 10% · 14.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 73 100% · 11.0% denied

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Ardent Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Camden County 23172 8.7%
Gloucester County 14111 7.1%
Burlington County 1282 16.7%
Cape May County 550 0.0%
Atlantic County 421 25.0%
Morris County 310 0.0%
Ocean County 320 0.0%
Salem County 321 33.3%
Middlesex County 220 0.0%
Somerset County 110 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: 73 applications in 2025, of which 53 were originated and 8 denied.

11.0% of all applications, or 12.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Ardent Federal Credit Union'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