KeyBank · New Jersey · 2025

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

KeyBank took 30 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #408 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 46.7% of them and denied 26.7% (36.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

30Applicationsin NJ
36.4%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$395,000Median loanstate $295,000
$19MVolume11 counties

KeyBank in New Jersey vs the state

26.7%Denial rate+8.98 pts vs state
36.4%Decision denial rate+13.31 pts vs state
46.7%Origination rate-9.01 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.08 pts vs state
$190kMedian applicant income
14Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023924229.4%6.38%#256
2024502040.0%6.38%#339
2025301426.7%6.75%#408

What KeyBank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 11 37% · 27.3% denied
Refinance 7 23% · 14.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 7% · 50.0% denied
Home improvement 2 7% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 8 27% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 29 97% · 27.6% denied
FHA 1 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Incomplete application 4 50%
Other 2 25%
Collateral 1 13%
Credit history 1 13%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most KeyBank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bergen County 640 0.0%
Hudson County 623 50.0%
Ocean County 521 20.0%
Cape May County 422 50.0%
Passaic County 210 0.0%
Monmouth County 210 0.0%
Morris County 101 100.0%
Gloucester County 100 0.0%
Burlington County 110 0.0%
Essex 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: 30 applications in 2025, of which 14 were originated and 8 denied.

26.7% of all applications, or 36.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

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

About this data. Figures are KeyBank'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