First Financial Federal Credit Union · New Jersey · 2025

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

First Financial Federal Credit Union took 236 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #183 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.6% of them and denied 31.4% (34.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

236Applicationsin NJ
34.1%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$65,000Median loanstate $295,000
$9.7MVolume5 counties

First Financial Federal Credit Union in New Jersey vs the state

31.4%Denial rate+13.67 pts vs state
34.1%Decision denial rate+11.05 pts vs state
60.6%Origination rate+4.91 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.66Rate spread (pts)+0.38 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
143Loans originated
74Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202323011051.3%6.00%#164
202424214238.4%6.25%#173
202523614331.4%6.75%#183

What First Financial Federal Credit Union lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 53 22% · 41.5% denied
Home improvement 153 65% · 28.1% denied
Other / HELOC 29 12% · 31.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 236 100% · 31.4% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 33 45%
Credit history 24 32%
Collateral 8 11%
Incomplete application 5 7%
Employment history 3 4%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in New Jersey

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Ocean County 1268533 26.2%
Monmouth County 1045637 35.6%
Burlington County 211 50.0%
Middlesex County 211 50.0%
Hudson County 101 100.0%

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: 236 applications in 2025, of which 143 were originated and 74 denied.

31.4% of all applications, or 34.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

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

About this data. Figures are First Financial 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