OCMBC · New Jersey · 2025

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

OCMBC took 333 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #154 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 49.3% of them and denied 12.6% (15.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

333Applicationsin NJ
15.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.75%
$455,000Median loanstate $295,000
$72MVolume21 counties

OCMBC in New Jersey vs the state

12.6%Denial rate-5.08 pts vs state
15.2%Decision denial rate-7.83 pts vs state
49.3%Origination rate-6.43 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
1.12Rate spread (pts)+0.84 pts vs state
$167kMedian applicant income
164Loans originated
42Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202327613026.1%8.38%#150
202437718821.0%7.94%#131
202533316412.6%7.38%#154

What OCMBC lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 214 64% · 14.0% denied
Refinance 25 8% · 4.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 94 28% · 11.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 279 84% · 13.6% denied
FHA 53 16% · 7.6% denied
VA 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Other 12 29%
Collateral 11 26%
Incomplete application 5 12%
Debt-to-income ratio 5 12%
Insufficient cash 3 7%
Credit history 3 7%
Employment history 2 5%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most OCMBC applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Essex County 56279 16.1%
Bergen County 36163 8.3%
Union County 31145 16.1%
Middlesex County 29121 3.4%
Hudson County 2367 30.4%
Ocean County 22144 18.2%
Mercer County 20131 5.0%
Passaic County 2072 10.0%
Morris County 1342 15.4%
Monmouth County 1370 0.0%

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: 333 applications in 2025, of which 164 were originated and 42 denied.

12.6% of all applications, or 15.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans OCMBC originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are OCMBC'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