Bay Equity · New Jersey · 2025

Bay Equity in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bay Equity took 129 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #241 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.9% of them and denied 3.9% (5.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

129Applicationsin NJ
5.4%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$425,000Median loanstate $295,000
$39MVolume21 counties

Bay Equity in New Jersey vs the state

3.9%Denial rate-13.81 pts vs state
5.4%Decision denial rate-17.62 pts vs state
65.9%Origination rate+10.21 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.15Rate spread (pts)-0.13 pts vs state
$162kMedian applicant income
85Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023124827.3%6.63%#224
20242431627.0%6.63%#170
2025129853.9%6.63%#241

What Bay Equity lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 123 95% · 4.1% denied
Refinance 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 105 81% · 3.8% denied
FHA 17 13% · 0.0% denied
VA 7 5% · 14.3% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 60%
Employment history 1 20%
Collateral 1 20%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Bay Equity applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Burlington County 14101 7.1%
Monmouth County 14120 0.0%
Camden County 1391 7.7%
Hudson County 1231 8.3%
Ocean County 12110 0.0%
Bergen County 1180 0.0%
Mercer County 1030 0.0%
Gloucester County 751 14.3%
Essex County 520 0.0%
Somerset County 540 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: 129 applications in 2025, of which 85 were originated and 5 denied.

3.9% of all applications, or 5.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Bay Equity originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Bay Equity'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