OceanFirst Bank · New Jersey · 2025

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

OceanFirst Bank took 2,861 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #24 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.4% of them and denied 9.5% (10.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

2.9kApplicationsin NJ
10.5%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.75%
$315,000Median loanstate $295,000
$846MVolume21 counties

OceanFirst Bank in New Jersey vs the state

9.5%Denial rate-8.22 pts vs state
10.5%Decision denial rate-12.53 pts vs state
72.4%Origination rate+16.71 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
-0.04Rate spread (pts)-0.32 pts vs state
$141kMedian applicant income
2,071Loans originated
271Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,8791,12724.1%6.75%#31
20242,3531,51518.0%6.75%#32
20252,8612,0719.5%6.38%#24

What OceanFirst Bank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,600 56% · 3.1% denied
Refinance 411 14% · 6.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 84 3% · 3.6% denied
Home improvement 300 10% · 25.7% denied
Other / HELOC 466 16% · 24.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,771 97% · 9.5% denied
FHA 62 2% · 12.9% denied
VA 28 1% · 3.6% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 108 40%
Credit history 67 25%
Collateral 49 18%
Other 36 13%
Unverifiable information 5 2%
Incomplete application 4 1%
Employment history 2 1%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most OceanFirst Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Ocean County 62440086 13.8%
Middlesex County 46140015 3.3%
Atlantic County 31821449 15.4%
Monmouth County 30222625 8.3%
Burlington County 19514715 7.7%
Cape May County 18313118 9.8%
Camden County 17913711 6.1%
Mercer County 109827 6.4%
Gloucester County 92689 9.8%
Cumberland County 854418 21.2%

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: 2,861 applications in 2025, of which 2,071 were originated and 271 denied.

9.5% of all applications, or 10.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans OceanFirst Bank originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are OceanFirst 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