First American Bank · New Jersey · 2025

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

First American Bank took 6 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #576 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 33.3% of them and denied 50.0% (50.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

6Applicationsin NJ
50.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.62%Median ratestate 6.75%
$125,000Median loanstate $295,000
$490kVolume6 counties

First American Bank in New Jersey vs the state

50.0%Denial rate+32.31 pts vs state
50.0%Decision denial rate+26.95 pts vs state
33.3%Origination rate-22.35 pts vs state
7.62%Median rate+0.87 pts vs state
0.43Rate spread (pts)+0.14 pts vs state
$218kMedian applicant income
2Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202312733.3%8.49%#507
20248450.0%8.50%#544
20256250.0%7.62%#576

What First American Bank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 33% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 2 33% · 100.0% denied
Home improvement 1 17% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 17% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6 100% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 100%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most First American Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 110 0.0%
Bergen County 101 100.0%
Ocean County 101 100.0%
Monmouth County 110 0.0%
Essex County 101 100.0%
Morris 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: 6 applications in 2025, of which 2 were originated and 3 denied.

50.0% of all applications, or 50.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans First American Bank originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 7.62%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First American 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