Freedom Mortgage · New Jersey · 2025

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

Freedom Mortgage took 4,045 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #15 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 35.4% of them and denied 9.7% (18.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

4.0kApplicationsin NJ
18.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$365,000Median loanstate $295,000
$556MVolume21 counties

Freedom Mortgage in New Jersey vs the state

9.7%Denial rate-8.00 pts vs state
18.9%Decision denial rate-4.19 pts vs state
35.4%Origination rate-20.28 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
0.32Rate spread (pts)+0.04 pts vs state
$118kMedian applicant income
1,432Loans originated
392Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,28951314.8%6.75%#51
20243,1271,24611.8%6.38%#20
20254,0451,4329.7%6.25%#15

What Freedom Mortgage lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 248 6% · 17.7% denied
Refinance 1,564 39% · 4.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2,206 55% · 12.8% denied
Other / HELOC 27 1% · 11.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 957 24% · 8.6% denied
FHA 2,300 57% · 11.0% denied
VA 788 19% · 7.1% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Collateral 136 35%
Debt-to-income ratio 97 25%
Credit history 60 15%
Other 40 10%
Unverifiable information 18 5%
Insufficient cash 17 4%
Incomplete application 13 3%
Employment history 11 3%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Freedom Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Camden County 40213347 11.7%
Burlington County 37714631 8.2%
Ocean County 36616030 8.2%
Essex County 2918635 12.0%
Middlesex County 28610125 8.7%
Gloucester County 25411219 7.5%
Union County 2468121 8.5%
Bergen County 2347413 5.6%
Monmouth County 2287324 10.5%
Passaic County 2106620 9.5%

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: 4,045 applications in 2025, of which 1,432 were originated and 392 denied.

9.7% of all applications, or 18.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

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

About this data. Figures are Freedom 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