Bank of America · New Jersey · 2025

Bank of America in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bank of America took 12,142 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #3 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 42.3% of them and denied 30.6% (41.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

12kApplicationsin NJ
41.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.75%
$155,000Median loanstate $295,000
$1.7BVolume21 counties

Bank of America in New Jersey vs the state

30.6%Denial rate+12.95 pts vs state
41.5%Decision denial rate+18.46 pts vs state
42.3%Origination rate-13.38 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
1.06Rate spread (pts)+0.77 pts vs state
$150kMedian applicant income
5,136Loans originated
3,720Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202312,9354,73646.8%6.99%#1
202411,7944,63334.8%6.99%#3
202512,1425,13630.6%6.00%#3

What Bank of America lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,248 19% · 19.0% denied
Refinance 2,291 19% · 23.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 118 1% · 17.0% denied
Home improvement 4,790 39% · 37.1% denied
Other / HELOC 2,695 22% · 35.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 12,105 100% · 30.7% denied
FHA 36 0% · 25.0% denied
VA 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Credit history 1,614 43%
Debt-to-income ratio 1,557 42%
Collateral 321 9%
Unverifiable information 106 3%
Other 94 3%
Insufficient cash 21 1%
Employment history 6 0%
Incomplete application 1 0%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Bank of America applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bergen County 1,550730417 26.9%
Monmouth County 1,248605315 25.2%
Middlesex County 1,166461385 33.0%
Ocean County 933389284 30.4%
Morris County 913446222 24.3%
Essex County 908362319 35.1%
Union County 822375241 29.3%
Somerset County 690313171 24.8%
Burlington County 585233183 31.3%
Mercer County 495220141 28.5%

Other large lenders in New Jersey

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 16,33916.1%6.75%
TD BankD 12,53226.2%7.49%
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%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 6,34312.9%6.62%

Frequently asked questions

New Jersey: 12,142 applications in 2025, of which 5,136 were originated and 3,720 denied.

30.6% of all applications, or 41.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

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

About this data. Figures are Bank of America'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