Member First Mortgage · New Jersey · 2025

Member First Mortgage in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Member First Mortgage took 127 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #242 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 27.6% of them and denied 19.7% (38.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

127Applicationsin NJ
38.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$335,000Median loanstate $295,000
$14MVolume19 counties

Member First Mortgage in New Jersey vs the state

19.7%Denial rate+2.00 pts vs state
38.5%Decision denial rate+15.41 pts vs state
27.6%Origination rate-28.12 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.12 pts vs state
$145kMedian applicant income
35Loans originated
25Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231555720.0%6.50%#196
20241283817.2%6.56%#234
20251273519.7%6.50%#242

What Member First Mortgage lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 74 58% · 16.2% denied
Refinance 14 11% · 28.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 39 31% · 23.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 110 87% · 18.2% denied
FHA 16 13% · 25.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 10 40%
Credit history 9 36%
Collateral 4 16%
Other 1 4%
Employment history 1 4%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Member First Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 1434 28.6%
Hudson County 1224 33.3%
Essex County 933 33.3%
Burlington County 931 11.1%
Atlantic County 813 37.5%
Morris County 820 0.0%
Somerset County 721 14.3%
Salem County 712 28.6%
Camden County 750 0.0%
Union County 730 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: 127 applications in 2025, of which 35 were originated and 25 denied.

19.7% of all applications, or 38.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Member First Mortgage originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Member First Mortgage'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