Newrez · New Jersey · 2025

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

Newrez took 6,535 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #9 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 29.9% of them and denied 22.5% (42.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

6.5kApplicationsin NJ
42.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.99%Median ratestate 6.75%
$265,000Median loanstate $295,000
$610MVolume21 counties

Newrez in New Jersey vs the state

22.5%Denial rate+4.76 pts vs state
42.5%Decision denial rate+19.47 pts vs state
29.9%Origination rate-25.83 pts vs state
6.99%Median rate+0.24 pts vs state
0.76Rate spread (pts)+0.48 pts vs state
$122kMedian applicant income
1,951Loans originated
1,467Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,42392023.4%6.88%#16
20245,1171,63722.5%7.13%#10
20256,5351,95122.5%6.99%#9

What Newrez lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 880 13% · 11.1% denied
Refinance 1,382 21% · 16.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 4,272 65% · 26.9% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,762 73% · 19.7% denied
FHA 1,486 23% · 33.9% denied
VA 284 4% · 7.8% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1,060 72%
Credit history 175 12%
Collateral 66 4%
Unverifiable information 65 4%
Other 54 4%
Insufficient cash 33 2%
Employment history 14 1%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Newrez applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bergen County 606196114 18.8%
Middlesex County 591155133 22.5%
Monmouth County 548159107 19.5%
Ocean County 523174105 20.1%
Essex County 488129128 26.2%
Burlington County 46416593 20.0%
Camden County 40211699 24.6%
Union County 3979797 24.4%
Passaic County 3038176 25.1%
Morris County 2998963 21.1%

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%
Loandepot.ComD 6,49115.3%6.63%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 6,34312.9%6.62%

Frequently asked questions

New Jersey: 6,535 applications in 2025, of which 1,951 were originated and 1,467 denied.

22.5% of all applications, or 42.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Newrez originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.99%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Newrez'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