Brighton Bank · New Jersey · 2025

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

Brighton Bank took 98 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #267 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.4% of them and denied 5.1% (6.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

98Applicationsin NJ
6.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$530,000Median loanstate $295,000
$36MVolume17 counties

Brighton Bank in New Jersey vs the state

5.1%Denial rate-12.59 pts vs state
6.5%Decision denial rate-16.56 pts vs state
67.4%Origination rate+11.67 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.25Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$163kMedian applicant income
66Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231521044.6%#202
2024149917.4%#218
202598665.1%6.63%#267

What Brighton Bank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 76 78% · 5.3% denied
Refinance 11 11% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 11% · 9.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 70 71% · 4.3% denied
FHA 23 23% · 4.4% denied
VA 5 5% · 20.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Collateral 2 40%
Credit history 1 20%
Other 1 20%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 20%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Brighton Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bergen County 30210 0.0%
Passaic County 14110 0.0%
Essex County 1372 15.4%
Hudson County 950 0.0%
Union County 750 0.0%
Morris County 761 14.3%
Somerset County 430 0.0%
Sussex County 320 0.0%
Middlesex County 220 0.0%
Camden County 210 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: 98 applications in 2025, of which 66 were originated and 5 denied.

5.1% of all applications, or 6.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

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

About this data. Figures are Brighton 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