OceanFirst Bank · New York · 2025

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

OceanFirst Bank took 38 mortgage applications in New York in 2025, ranking #358 of 750 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.8% of them and denied 21.1% (22.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.8%.

38Applicationsin NY
22.2%Decision denial ratestate 24.0%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.63%
$535,000Median loanstate $235,000
$56MVolume17 counties

OceanFirst Bank in New York vs the state

21.1%Denial rate+1.30 pts vs state
22.2%Decision denial rate-1.82 pts vs state
65.8%Origination rate+6.20 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.03Rate spread (pts)-0.18 pts vs state
$245kMedian applicant income
25Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in New York

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202318125.6%6.75%#408
2024241625.0%6.56%#372
2025382521.1%6.50%#358

What OceanFirst Bank lends in New York

By loan purpose

Home purchase 22 58% · 18.2% denied
Refinance 4 11% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 5% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 3 8% · 66.7% denied
Other / HELOC 7 18% · 28.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 37 97% · 21.6% denied
VA 1 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New York applicants

Other 5 63%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 38%

Where in New York

Counties with the most OceanFirst Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Kings County 651 16.7%
Westchester County 512 40.0%
New York County 550 0.0%
Suffolk County 430 0.0%
Bronx County 421 25.0%
Nassau County 321 33.3%
Essex County 100 0.0%
Sullivan County 101 100.0%
Otsego County 110 0.0%
Cattaraugus County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in New York

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Citizens BankC 20,31532.7%7.97%
Rocket MortgageC 19,92422.0%6.88%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 14,77711.2%6.50%
JPMorgan Chase BankB 14,73511.7%6.38%
Manufacturers and Traders TrustC 12,33531.3%5.99%
Bank of AmericaF 10,19335.7%5.99%
Bethpage Federal Credit UnionC 9,73647.2%6.49%
TD BankD 9,23930.2%7.69%
NewrezD 8,65424.2%6.75%
ESL Federal Credit UnionB 7,81717.6%4.50%

Frequently asked questions

New York: 38 applications in 2025, of which 25 were originated and 8 denied.

21.1% of all applications, or 22.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The New York statewide average across all lenders was 19.8%.

The median rate on loans OceanFirst Bank originated in New York in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are OceanFirst Bank's own HMDA filing for properties located in New York, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology