NBKC Bank · New Jersey · 2025

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

NBKC Bank took 363 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #143 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 49.3% of them and denied 16.5% (24.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

363Applicationsin NJ
24.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.75%
$475,000Median loanstate $295,000
$86MVolume21 counties

NBKC Bank in New Jersey vs the state

16.5%Denial rate-1.16 pts vs state
24.5%Decision denial rate+1.44 pts vs state
49.3%Origination rate-6.37 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-0.23Rate spread (pts)-0.51 pts vs state
$181kMedian applicant income
179Loans originated
60Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202329413312.2%6.38%#138
202438418512.8%6.25%#126
202536317916.5%6.13%#143

What NBKC Bank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 193 53% · 10.9% denied
Refinance 109 30% · 23.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 28 8% · 14.3% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 32 9% · 28.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 320 88% · 15.3% denied
FHA 22 6% · 45.5% denied
VA 21 6% · 4.8% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Unverifiable information 31 52%
Debt-to-income ratio 17 28%
Credit history 7 12%
Collateral 5 8%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most NBKC Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 33147 21.2%
Bergen County 32214 12.5%
Somerset County 32163 9.4%
Hudson County 31128 25.8%
Monmouth County 30164 13.3%
Essex County 25113 12.0%
Ocean County 23161 4.3%
Morris County 2183 14.3%
Mercer County 21106 28.6%
Burlington County 1895 27.8%

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: 363 applications in 2025, of which 179 were originated and 60 denied.

16.5% of all applications, or 24.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans NBKC Bank originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are NBKC Bank'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