First Federal Bank · New Jersey · 2025

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

First Federal Bank took 244 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #178 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.0% of them and denied 7.0% (12.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

244Applicationsin NJ
12.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$535,000Median loanstate $295,000
$64MVolume21 counties

First Federal Bank in New Jersey vs the state

7.0%Denial rate-10.72 pts vs state
12.7%Decision denial rate-10.36 pts vs state
48.0%Origination rate-7.73 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.27Rate spread (pts)-0.55 pts vs state
$204kMedian applicant income
117Loans originated
17Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023109499.2%6.63%#239
20242491127.2%6.38%#165
20252441177.0%6.25%#178

What First Federal Bank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 194 80% · 5.2% denied
Refinance 36 15% · 11.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 12 5% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 213 87% · 5.6% denied
FHA 8 3% · 37.5% denied
VA 23 9% · 8.7% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Incomplete application 8 47%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 24%
Unverifiable information 2 12%
Credit history 2 12%
Collateral 1 6%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most First Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 42193 7.1%
Bergen County 28141 3.6%
Monmouth County 2582 8.0%
Morris County 18110 0.0%
Ocean County 1765 29.4%
Essex County 1560 0.0%
Mercer County 1451 7.1%
Somerset County 1490 0.0%
Union County 1381 7.7%
Hudson County 1250 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: 244 applications in 2025, of which 117 were originated and 17 denied.

7.0% of all applications, or 12.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans First Federal Bank originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First Federal 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