Armed Forces Bank · New Jersey · 2025

Armed Forces Bank in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Armed Forces Bank took 44 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #376 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.0% of them and denied 25.0% (33.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

44Applicationsin NJ
33.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.75%
$485,000Median loanstate $295,000
$12MVolume17 counties

Armed Forces Bank in New Jersey vs the state

25.0%Denial rate+7.31 pts vs state
33.3%Decision denial rate+10.28 pts vs state
50.0%Origination rate-5.68 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
-0.51Rate spread (pts)-0.79 pts vs state
$145kMedian applicant income
22Loans originated
11Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202313615.4%6.00%#493
20248512.5%5.75%#548
2025442225.0%6.00%#376

What Armed Forces Bank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 28 64% · 14.3% denied
Refinance 4 9% · 50.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 16% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 11% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8 18% · 25.0% denied
FHA 5 11% · 60.0% denied
VA 31 70% · 19.4% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Incomplete application 4 36%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 27%
Collateral 2 18%
Other 1 9%
Credit history 1 9%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Armed Forces Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Monmouth County 741 14.3%
Middlesex County 623 50.0%
Burlington County 531 20.0%
Union County 311 33.3%
Ocean County 320 0.0%
Essex County 320 0.0%
Atlantic County 320 0.0%
Gloucester County 210 0.0%
Warren County 202 100.0%
Bergen County 211 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: 44 applications in 2025, of which 22 were originated and 11 denied.

25.0% of all applications, or 33.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Armed Forces Bank originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Armed Forces Bank'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