Flagstar Bank · New Jersey · 2025

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

Flagstar Bank took 575 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #104 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 35.5% of them and denied 36.4% (49.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

575Applicationsin NJ
49.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$315,000Median loanstate $295,000
$86MVolume20 counties

Flagstar Bank in New Jersey vs the state

36.4%Denial rate+18.66 pts vs state
49.2%Decision denial rate+26.13 pts vs state
35.5%Origination rate-20.20 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.09 pts vs state
$136kMedian applicant income
204Loans originated
209Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,25260328.3%7.63%#53
20241,05145432.9%7.22%#54
202557520436.4%6.50%#104

What Flagstar Bank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 271 47% · 39.1% denied
Refinance 49 9% · 32.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 180 31% · 27.8% denied
Home improvement 17 3% · 47.1% denied
Other / HELOC 58 10% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 500 87% · 35.2% denied
FHA 70 12% · 44.3% denied
VA 5 1% · 40.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Incomplete application 79 38%
Debt-to-income ratio 77 37%
Credit history 33 16%
Collateral 10 5%
Other 6 3%
Unverifiable information 4 2%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Flagstar Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 752035 46.7%
Monmouth County 652224 36.9%
Ocean County 642918 28.1%
Union County 602120 33.3%
Essex County 551221 38.2%
Bergen County 531819 35.8%
Hudson County 331114 42.4%
Somerset County 29146 20.7%
Camden County 26118 30.8%
Morris County 23109 39.1%

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: 575 applications in 2025, of which 204 were originated and 209 denied.

36.4% of all applications, or 49.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Flagstar Bank originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Flagstar 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