Foundation Mortgage · New Jersey · 2025

Foundation Mortgage in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Foundation Mortgage took 80 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #293 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 38.8% of them and denied 20.0% (21.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

80Applicationsin NJ
21.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$390,000Median loanstate $295,000
$14MVolume21 counties

Foundation Mortgage in New Jersey vs the state

20.0%Denial rate+2.31 pts vs state
21.6%Decision denial rate-1.43 pts vs state
38.8%Origination rate-16.93 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
1.40Rate spread (pts)+1.12 pts vs state
$141kMedian applicant income
31Loans originated
16Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202352285.8%8.81%#328
2024783523.1%8.13%#288
2025803120.0%7.25%#293

What Foundation Mortgage lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 28 35% · 25.0% denied
Refinance 51 64% · 17.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 80 100% · 20.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Unverifiable information 5 31%
Collateral 5 31%
Credit history 3 19%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 13%
Other 1 6%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Foundation Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Essex County 1344 30.8%
Ocean County 850 0.0%
Monmouth County 862 25.0%
Bergen County 632 33.3%
Gloucester County 541 20.0%
Middlesex County 510 0.0%
Atlantic County 431 25.0%
Camden County 401 25.0%
Salem County 320 0.0%
Burlington County 310 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: 80 applications in 2025, of which 31 were originated and 16 denied.

20.0% of all applications, or 21.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Foundation Mortgage originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Foundation Mortgage'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