Georgia'S Own · New Jersey · 2025

Georgia'S Own in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Georgia'S Own took 89 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #278 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.2% of them and denied 18.0% (19.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

89Applicationsin NJ
19.1%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
8.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$335,000Median loanstate $295,000
$25MVolume16 counties

Georgia'S Own in New Jersey vs the state

18.0%Denial rate+0.29 pts vs state
19.1%Decision denial rate-4.00 pts vs state
74.2%Origination rate+18.48 pts vs state
8.50%Median rate+1.75 pts vs state
1.25Rate spread (pts)+0.96 pts vs state
$290kMedian applicant income
66Loans originated
16Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023763842.1%10.25%#274
20241157228.7%9.88%#243
2025896618.0%8.50%#278

What Georgia'S Own lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6 7% · 16.7% denied
Refinance 15 17% · 13.3% denied
Home improvement 6 7% · 16.7% denied
Other / HELOC 62 70% · 19.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 89 100% · 18.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 14 88%
Other 1 6%
Collateral 1 6%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Georgia'S Own applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bergen County 1696 37.5%
Essex County 980 0.0%
Mercer County 980 0.0%
Morris County 732 28.6%
Passaic County 752 28.6%
Monmouth County 770 0.0%
Union County 760 0.0%
Atlantic County 641 16.7%
Hudson County 532 40.0%
Somerset County 431 25.0%

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: 89 applications in 2025, of which 66 were originated and 16 denied.

18.0% of all applications, or 19.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Georgia'S Own originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 8.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Georgia'S Own'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