Cathay Bank · New Jersey · 2025

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

Cathay Bank took 62 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #329 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.7% of them and denied 6.5% (7.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

62Applicationsin NJ
7.1%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.75%
$385,000Median loanstate $295,000
$26MVolume14 counties

Cathay Bank in New Jersey vs the state

6.5%Denial rate-11.24 pts vs state
7.1%Decision denial rate-15.91 pts vs state
80.7%Origination rate+24.97 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.11Rate spread (pts)-0.39 pts vs state
$99kMedian applicant income
50Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231441014.9%6.50%#208
2024493710.2%7.13%#343
202562506.5%6.38%#329

What Cathay Bank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 51 82% · 5.9% denied
Refinance 5 8% · 20.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 6% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 2% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 2% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 62 100% · 6.5% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Collateral 2 50%
Credit history 2 50%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Cathay Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 12101 8.3%
Bergen County 12110 0.0%
Hudson County 880 0.0%
Monmouth County 651 16.7%
Union County 530 0.0%
Mercer County 421 25.0%
Morris County 421 25.0%
Somerset County 330 0.0%
Ocean County 210 0.0%
Passaic County 220 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: 62 applications in 2025, of which 50 were originated and 4 denied.

6.5% of all applications, or 7.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Cathay Bank originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Cathay 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