Merck Employees FCU · New Jersey · 2025

Merck Employees FCU in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Merck Employees FCU took 125 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #245 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.8% of them and denied 18.4% (23.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

125Applicationsin NJ
23.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
Median ratestate 6.75%
$125,000Median loanstate $295,000
$18MVolume17 counties

Merck Employees FCU in New Jersey vs the state

18.4%Denial rate+0.71 pts vs state
23.0%Decision denial rate-0.05 pts vs state
56.8%Origination rate+1.12 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$173kMedian applicant income
71Loans originated
23Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231206125.8%#226
2024855616.5%#275
20251257118.4%#245

What Merck Employees FCU lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 26 21% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 2% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 48 38% · 14.6% denied
Other / HELOC 47 38% · 31.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 125 100% · 18.4% denied

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Merck Employees FCU applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Union County 25201 4.0%
Middlesex County 24133 12.5%
Ocean County 1353 23.1%
Somerset County 1163 27.3%
Monmouth County 1153 27.3%
Morris County 722 28.6%
Mercer County 742 28.6%
Hunterdon County 742 28.6%
Essex County 651 16.7%
Burlington County 422 50.0%

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: 125 applications in 2025, of which 71 were originated and 23 denied.

18.4% of all applications, or 23.0% 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 Merck Employees FCU'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