NJ Lenders · New Jersey · 2025

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

NJ Lenders took 1,098 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #62 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.5% of them and denied 3.0% (3.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

1.1kApplicationsin NJ
3.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$485,000Median loanstate $295,000
$463MVolume21 counties

NJ Lenders in New Jersey vs the state

3.0%Denial rate-14.68 pts vs state
3.7%Decision denial rate-19.39 pts vs state
76.5%Origination rate+20.82 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.08Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$181kMedian applicant income
840Loans originated
33Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,6682,5584.7%6.50%#11
20242,8622,1903.8%6.62%#23
20251,0988403.0%6.63%#62

What NJ Lenders lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 918 84% · 2.2% denied
Refinance 90 8% · 4.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 90 8% · 10.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 953 87% · 2.0% denied
FHA 129 12% · 10.1% denied
VA 16 1% · 6.3% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 11 33%
Collateral 8 24%
Other 7 21%
Credit history 4 12%
Insufficient cash 2 6%
Unverifiable information 1 3%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most NJ Lenders applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bergen County 1981565 2.5%
Essex County 1511047 4.6%
Morris County 120940 0.0%
Passaic County 100792 2.0%
Monmouth County 89651 1.1%
Ocean County 78632 2.6%
Hudson County 75602 2.7%
Union County 62454 6.5%
Middlesex County 46381 2.2%
Sussex County 43351 2.3%

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: 1,098 applications in 2025, of which 840 were originated and 33 denied.

3.0% of all applications, or 3.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans NJ Lenders originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are NJ Lenders'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