Ion Bank · New Jersey · 2025

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

Ion Bank took 117 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #251 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.4% of them and denied 25.6% (33.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

117Applicationsin NJ
33.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
Median ratestate 6.75%
$155,000Median loanstate $295,000
$13MVolume12 counties

Ion Bank in New Jersey vs the state

25.6%Denial rate+7.95 pts vs state
33.0%Decision denial rate+9.92 pts vs state
50.4%Origination rate-5.25 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$154kMedian applicant income
59Loans originated
30Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023321734.4%#394
2024362230.6%#379
20251175925.6%#251

What Ion Bank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 19 16% · 10.5% denied
Refinance 7 6% · 28.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 24 21% · 29.2% denied
Home improvement 34 29% · 32.4% denied
Other / HELOC 33 28% · 24.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 117 100% · 25.6% denied

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Ion Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bergen County 602619 31.7%
Morris County 22163 13.6%
Essex County 933 33.3%
Passaic County 852 25.0%
Union County 430 0.0%
Ocean County 411 25.0%
Hudson County 321 33.3%
Monmouth County 300 0.0%
Somerset County 110 0.0%
Middlesex County 101 100.0%

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: 117 applications in 2025, of which 59 were originated and 30 denied.

25.6% of all applications, or 33.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Ion 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