Citibank · New Jersey · 2025

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

Citibank took 1,444 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #51 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 49.0% of them and denied 15.6% (23.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

1.4kApplicationsin NJ
23.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.75%
$505,000Median loanstate $295,000
$621MVolume21 counties

Citibank in New Jersey vs the state

15.6%Denial rate-2.11 pts vs state
23.7%Decision denial rate+0.63 pts vs state
49.0%Origination rate-6.72 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
-0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.49 pts vs state
$248kMedian applicant income
707Loans originated
225Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,2818274.0%5.63%#52
20241,42972113.3%6.25%#46
20251,44470715.6%6.00%#51

What Citibank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 794 55% · 8.2% denied
Refinance 159 11% · 5.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 76 5% · 21.1% denied
Home improvement 205 14% · 35.6% denied
Other / HELOC 210 15% · 29.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,425 99% · 15.7% denied
FHA 14 1% · 7.1% denied
VA 5 0% · 20.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 106 47%
Credit history 51 23%
Collateral 41 18%
Other 15 7%
Unverifiable information 10 4%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Citibank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bergen County 31616256 17.7%
Essex County 23010331 13.5%
Hudson County 1708324 14.1%
Monmouth County 1155518 15.7%
Union County 1066810 9.4%
Middlesex County 883518 20.5%
Morris County 864712 14.0%
Ocean County 77438 10.4%
Passaic County 542111 20.4%
Somerset County 52218 15.4%

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: 1,444 applications in 2025, of which 707 were originated and 225 denied.

15.6% of all applications, or 23.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Citibank originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Citibank'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