Gateway First Bank · New Jersey · 2025

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

Gateway First Bank took 477 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #123 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.7% of them and denied 4.4% (5.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

477Applicationsin NJ
5.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$255,000Median loanstate $295,000
$87MVolume20 counties

Gateway First Bank in New Jersey vs the state

4.4%Denial rate-13.29 pts vs state
5.8%Decision denial rate-17.25 pts vs state
70.7%Origination rate+14.97 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.29Rate spread (pts)0.00 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
337Loans originated
21Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,3179155.0%6.75%#49
20241,0817695.1%6.75%#53
20254773374.4%6.63%#123

What Gateway First Bank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 392 82% · 3.6% denied
Refinance 37 8% · 2.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 42 9% · 14.3% denied
Other / HELOC 6 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 346 73% · 3.5% denied
FHA 118 25% · 7.6% denied
VA 12 3% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Credit history 9 43%
Debt-to-income ratio 7 33%
Insufficient cash 2 10%
Employment history 1 5%
Collateral 1 5%
Other 1 5%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Gateway First Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cumberland County 64403 4.7%
Gloucester County 60481 1.7%
Burlington County 57423 5.3%
Camden County 46285 10.9%
Ocean County 44332 4.5%
Atlantic County 29231 3.4%
Monmouth County 28172 7.1%
Salem County 27211 3.7%
Mercer County 25211 4.0%
Somerset County 15110 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: 477 applications in 2025, of which 337 were originated and 21 denied.

4.4% of all applications, or 5.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Gateway First Bank originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Gateway First 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