City Lending · New Jersey · 2025

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

City Lending took 7 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #569 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 42.9% of them and denied 28.6% (33.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

7Applicationsin NJ
33.3%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
8.19%Median ratestate 6.75%
$305,000Median loanstate $295,000
$845kVolume5 counties

City Lending in New Jersey vs the state

28.6%Denial rate+10.88 pts vs state
33.3%Decision denial rate+10.28 pts vs state
42.9%Origination rate-12.82 pts vs state
8.19%Median rate+1.44 pts vs state
2.50Rate spread (pts)+2.22 pts vs state
$137kMedian applicant income
3Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202310430.0%10.63%#531
202416831.3%8.13%#483
20257328.6%8.19%#569

What City Lending lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6 86% · 33.3% denied
Refinance 1 14% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6 86% · 33.3% denied
FHA 1 14% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Collateral 1 50%
Incomplete application 1 50%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most City Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Union County 220 0.0%
Camden County 202 100.0%
Mercer County 110 0.0%
Atlantic County 100 0.0%
Passaic County 100 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: 7 applications in 2025, of which 3 were originated and 2 denied.

28.6% of all applications, or 33.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans City Lending originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 8.19%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are City Lending'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