Bank of Hope · New Jersey · 2025

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

Bank of Hope took 111 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #256 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.0% of them and denied 9.0% (11.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

111Applicationsin NJ
11.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.75%
$515,000Median loanstate $295,000
$43MVolume13 counties

Bank of Hope in New Jersey vs the state

9.0%Denial rate-8.68 pts vs state
11.0%Decision denial rate-12.06 pts vs state
64.0%Origination rate+8.28 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
0.72Rate spread (pts)+0.44 pts vs state
$282kMedian applicant income
71Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202360346.7%6.75%#308
202482487.3%6.88%#281
2025111719.0%6.13%#256

What Bank of Hope lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 71 64% · 8.5% denied
Refinance 9 8% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 17 15% · 17.7% denied
Home improvement 2 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 12 11% · 8.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 111 100% · 9.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Credit history 5 50%
Other 2 20%
Collateral 2 20%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 10%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Bank of Hope applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bergen County 71426 8.5%
Middlesex County 971 11.1%
Hudson County 951 11.1%
Essex County 430 0.0%
Passaic County 412 50.0%
Union County 330 0.0%
Mercer County 330 0.0%
Gloucester County 220 0.0%
Burlington County 210 0.0%
Monmouth 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: 111 applications in 2025, of which 71 were originated and 10 denied.

9.0% of all applications, or 11.0% 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 Hope originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Bank of Hope'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