First Atlantic Federal Credit Union · New Jersey · 2025

First Atlantic Federal Credit Union in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Atlantic Federal Credit Union took 316 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #160 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.7% of them and denied 19.0% (22.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

316Applicationsin NJ
22.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.75%
$105,000Median loanstate $295,000
$35MVolume15 counties

First Atlantic Federal Credit Union in New Jersey vs the state

19.0%Denial rate+1.30 pts vs state
22.7%Decision denial rate-0.32 pts vs state
61.7%Origination rate+6.03 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
-0.02Rate spread (pts)-0.30 pts vs state
$138kMedian applicant income
195Loans originated
60Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202328217316.3%7.25%#145
202430418118.8%6.50%#147
202531619519.0%6.00%#160

What First Atlantic Federal Credit Union lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 12 4% · 16.7% denied
Refinance 9 3% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 108 34% · 16.7% denied
Other / HELOC 187 59% · 21.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 316 100% · 19.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 26 43%
Credit history 23 38%
Collateral 9 15%
Other 1 2%
Employment history 1 2%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most First Atlantic Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Monmouth County 16110631 19.3%
Ocean County 1167220 17.2%
Middlesex County 951 11.1%
Essex County 623 50.0%
Bergen County 522 40.0%
Burlington County 420 0.0%
Gloucester County 330 0.0%
Camden County 210 0.0%
Hunterdon County 210 0.0%
Atlantic County 202 100.0%

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: 316 applications in 2025, of which 195 were originated and 60 denied.

19.0% of all applications, or 22.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans First Atlantic Federal Credit Union originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First Atlantic Federal Credit Union'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