City First Mortgage Services · New Jersey · 2025

City First Mortgage Services in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

City First Mortgage Services took 25 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #425 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.0% of them and denied 8.0% (12.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

25Applicationsin NJ
12.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.75%
$305,000Median loanstate $295,000
$4.0MVolume10 counties

City First Mortgage Services in New Jersey vs the state

8.0%Denial rate-9.69 pts vs state
12.5%Decision denial rate-10.55 pts vs state
56.0%Origination rate+0.32 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.95Rate spread (pts)+0.66 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
14Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202322130.0%7.13%#436
2024261711.5%6.75%#420
202525148.0%6.88%#425

What City First Mortgage Services lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 20 80% · 10.0% denied
Refinance 2 8% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 12% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 15 60% · 6.7% denied
FHA 10 40% · 10.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Collateral 1 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most City First Mortgage Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Camden County 1060 0.0%
Burlington County 320 0.0%
Union County 320 0.0%
Bergen County 201 50.0%
Passaic County 210 0.0%
Gloucester County 101 100.0%
Cumberland County 110 0.0%
Middlesex County 100 0.0%
Essex County 110 0.0%
Morris County 110 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: 25 applications in 2025, of which 14 were originated and 2 denied.

8.0% of all applications, or 12.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans City First Mortgage Services originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are City First Mortgage Services'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