First Technology Federal Credit Union · New Jersey · 2025

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

First Technology Federal Credit Union took 58 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #336 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.4% of them and denied 8.6% (10.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

58Applicationsin NJ
10.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.94%Median ratestate 6.75%
$230,000Median loanstate $295,000
$18MVolume16 counties

First Technology Federal Credit Union in New Jersey vs the state

8.6%Denial rate-9.07 pts vs state
10.0%Decision denial rate-13.05 pts vs state
72.4%Origination rate+16.73 pts vs state
7.94%Median rate+1.19 pts vs state
0.72Rate spread (pts)+0.44 pts vs state
$200kMedian applicant income
42Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023281239.3%8.94%#405
202421823.8%9.38%#438
202558428.6%7.94%#336

What First Technology Federal Credit Union lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8 14% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 1 2% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 26% · 6.7% denied
Home improvement 11 19% · 18.2% denied
Other / HELOC 23 40% · 8.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 58 100% · 8.6% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 4 80%
Collateral 1 20%

Where in New Jersey

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bergen County 961 11.1%
Essex County 860 0.0%
Ocean County 871 12.5%
Morris County 741 14.3%
Middlesex County 531 20.0%
Camden County 420 0.0%
Atlantic County 330 0.0%
Union County 320 0.0%
Hudson County 220 0.0%
Sussex County 220 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: 58 applications in 2025, of which 42 were originated and 5 denied.

8.6% of all applications, or 10.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans First Technology Federal Credit Union originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 7.94%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First Technology 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