BMO Bank · New Jersey · 2025

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

BMO Bank took 36 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #389 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 44.4% of them and denied 44.4% (50.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

36Applicationsin NJ
50.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$530,000Median loanstate $295,000
$15MVolume12 counties

BMO Bank in New Jersey vs the state

44.4%Denial rate+26.75 pts vs state
50.0%Decision denial rate+26.95 pts vs state
44.4%Origination rate-11.24 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.22Rate spread (pts)-0.07 pts vs state
$420kMedian applicant income
16Loans originated
16Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023773219.5%6.50%#273
20241075324.3%6.88%#249
2025361644.4%6.50%#389

What BMO Bank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 13 36% · 23.1% denied
Refinance 2 6% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 14% · 20.0% denied
Home improvement 4 11% · 100.0% denied
Other / HELOC 12 33% · 66.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 36 100% · 44.4% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Other 6 38%
Collateral 5 31%
Credit history 2 13%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 6%
Unverifiable information 1 6%
Incomplete application 1 6%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most BMO Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Essex County 642 33.3%
Bergen County 531 20.0%
Morris County 422 50.0%
Somerset County 310 0.0%
Hunterdon County 321 33.3%
Union County 312 66.7%
Middlesex County 303 100.0%
Monmouth County 312 66.7%
Hudson County 201 50.0%
Cape May 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: 36 applications in 2025, of which 16 were originated and 16 denied.

44.4% of all applications, or 50.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans BMO Bank originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are BMO 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