First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union · New Jersey · 2025

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

First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union took 66 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #319 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.6% of them and denied 19.7% (22.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

66Applicationsin NJ
22.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.06%Median ratestate 6.75%
$70,000Median loanstate $295,000
$4.6MVolume9 counties

First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union in New Jersey vs the state

19.7%Denial rate+2.01 pts vs state
22.0%Decision denial rate-1.02 pts vs state
60.6%Origination rate+4.93 pts vs state
7.06%Median rate+0.30 pts vs state
0.77Rate spread (pts)+0.48 pts vs state
$120kMedian applicant income
40Loans originated
13Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023915118.7%6.49%#257
2024774715.6%6.99%#290
2025664019.7%7.06%#319

What First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5 8% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 7 11% · 42.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 12% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 19 29% · 10.5% denied
Other / HELOC 27 41% · 29.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 66 100% · 19.7% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 10 77%
Other 1 8%
Collateral 1 8%
Credit history 1 8%

Where in New Jersey

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Warren County 523112 23.1%
Bergen County 420 0.0%
Hunterdon County 321 33.3%
Ocean County 220 0.0%
Morris County 110 0.0%
Mercer County 110 0.0%
Camden County 110 0.0%
Gloucester County 100 0.0%
Cape May 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: 66 applications in 2025, of which 40 were originated and 13 denied.

19.7% of all applications, or 22.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 7.06%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First Commonwealth 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