Cliffco · New Jersey · 2025

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

Cliffco took 138 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #231 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.9% of them and denied 7.3% (10.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

138Applicationsin NJ
10.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.13%Median ratestate 6.75%
$525,000Median loanstate $295,000
$56MVolume17 counties

Cliffco in New Jersey vs the state

7.3%Denial rate-10.44 pts vs state
10.6%Decision denial rate-12.41 pts vs state
60.9%Origination rate+5.19 pts vs state
7.13%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.85Rate spread (pts)+0.57 pts vs state
$179kMedian applicant income
84Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202398648.2%7.06%#250
20241541133.9%7.63%#217
2025138847.3%7.13%#231

What Cliffco lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 87 63% · 8.1% denied
Refinance 8 6% · 12.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 43 31% · 4.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 117 85% · 3.4% denied
FHA 20 14% · 30.0% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Unverifiable information 3 30%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 20%
Credit history 2 20%
Employment history 2 20%
Other 1 10%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Cliffco applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Essex County 31202 6.5%
Monmouth County 25190 0.0%
Bergen County 1653 18.8%
Hudson County 1360 0.0%
Middlesex County 1170 0.0%
Union County 861 12.5%
Morris County 640 0.0%
Passaic County 512 40.0%
Somerset County 431 25.0%
Sussex County 431 25.0%

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: 138 applications in 2025, of which 84 were originated and 10 denied.

7.3% of all applications, or 10.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Cliffco originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 7.13%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Cliffco'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