Mortgage Research Center · New Jersey · 2025

Mortgage Research Center in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage Research Center took 2,115 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #38 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 39.8% of them and denied 21.6% (34.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

2.1kApplicationsin NJ
34.9%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$395,000Median loanstate $295,000
$382MVolume21 counties

Mortgage Research Center in New Jersey vs the state

21.6%Denial rate+3.87 pts vs state
34.9%Decision denial rate+11.84 pts vs state
39.8%Origination rate-15.87 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.32Rate spread (pts)-0.60 pts vs state
$118kMedian applicant income
842Loans originated
456Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,41259418.3%6.75%#45
20241,74872118.0%6.25%#40
20252,11584221.6%6.25%#38

What Mortgage Research Center lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,035 49% · 8.4% denied
Refinance 421 20% · 23.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 659 31% · 41.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 133 6% · 32.3% denied
FHA 36 2% · 41.7% denied
VA 1,946 92% · 20.5% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Credit history 283 62%
Other 63 14%
Incomplete application 58 13%
Debt-to-income ratio 35 8%
Collateral 9 2%
Employment history 6 1%
Insufficient cash 2 0%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Burlington County 31414252 16.6%
Ocean County 25110146 18.3%
Camden County 2057961 29.8%
Gloucester County 1525540 26.3%
Middlesex County 1235518 14.6%
Monmouth County 1163732 27.6%
Sussex County 974019 19.6%
Atlantic County 953520 21.1%
Bergen County 893420 22.5%
Essex County 763115 19.7%

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: 2,115 applications in 2025, of which 842 were originated and 456 denied.

21.6% of all applications, or 34.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Research Center'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