Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union · New Jersey · 2025

Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union took 50 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #354 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 58.0% of them and denied 10.0% (14.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

50Applicationsin NJ
14.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$185,000Median loanstate $295,000
$7.2MVolume12 counties

Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union in New Jersey vs the state

10.0%Denial rate-7.69 pts vs state
14.7%Decision denial rate-8.34 pts vs state
58.0%Origination rate+2.32 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.35Rate spread (pts)-0.63 pts vs state
$190kMedian applicant income
29Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202343217.0%6.63%#353
202429240.0%6.62%#403
2025502910.0%6.50%#354

What Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4 8% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 10 20% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 2% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 16 32% · 12.5% denied
Other / HELOC 19 38% · 10.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 50 100% · 10.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Other 2 40%
Collateral 1 20%
Unverifiable information 1 20%
Credit history 1 20%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Mercer County 550 0.0%
Somerset County 540 0.0%
Cape May County 540 0.0%
Morris County 330 0.0%
Burlington County 330 0.0%
Monmouth County 210 0.0%
Hunterdon County 220 0.0%
Essex County 110 0.0%
Camden County 110 0.0%
Atlantic County 100 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: 50 applications in 2025, of which 29 were originated and 5 denied.

10.0% of all applications, or 14.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Merck Sharp & Dohme Federal Credit Union'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