Guaranteed Rate · New Jersey · 2025

Guaranteed Rate in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Guaranteed Rate took 8,643 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #8 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.8% of them and denied 5.5% (8.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

8.6kApplicationsin NJ
8.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.58%Median ratestate 6.75%
$405,000Median loanstate $295,000
$2.3BVolume21 counties

Guaranteed Rate in New Jersey vs the state

5.5%Denial rate-12.15 pts vs state
8.7%Decision denial rate-14.31 pts vs state
55.8%Origination rate+0.16 pts vs state
6.58%Median rate-0.17 pts vs state
0.12Rate spread (pts)-0.16 pts vs state
$155kMedian applicant income
4,826Loans originated
479Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235,6752,9173.8%6.58%#9
20246,2833,6436.7%6.63%#9
20258,6434,8265.5%6.58%#8

What Guaranteed Rate lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 5,934 69% · 3.3% denied
Refinance 942 11% · 2.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,053 12% · 6.5% denied
Home improvement 267 3% · 29.2% denied
Other / HELOC 447 5% · 26.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 7,463 86% · 5.3% denied
FHA 905 10% · 7.3% denied
VA 265 3% · 4.9% denied
USDA / RHS 10 0% · 20.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 156 33%
Collateral 82 17%
Incomplete application 78 16%
Credit history 73 15%
Other 53 11%
Insufficient cash 20 4%
Unverifiable information 13 3%
Employment history 4 1%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Guaranteed Rate applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Morris County 90249236 4.0%
Essex County 85345833 3.9%
Bergen County 80839547 5.8%
Ocean County 75451120 2.7%
Camden County 57036838 6.7%
Monmouth County 54833429 5.3%
Sussex County 50827627 5.3%
Union County 45323628 6.2%
Burlington County 43826628 6.4%
Passaic County 43422931 7.1%

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%
NewrezD 6,53522.5%6.99%
Loandepot.ComD 6,49115.3%6.63%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 6,34312.9%6.62%

Frequently asked questions

New Jersey: 8,643 applications in 2025, of which 4,826 were originated and 479 denied.

5.5% of all applications, or 8.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Guaranteed Rate originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.58%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Guaranteed Rate'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