Pennymac Loan Services · New Jersey · 2025

Pennymac Loan Services in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Pennymac Loan Services took 6,343 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #11 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 49.6% of them and denied 12.9% (20.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

6.3kApplicationsin NJ
20.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.62%Median ratestate 6.75%
$335,000Median loanstate $295,000
$1.2BVolume21 counties

Pennymac Loan Services in New Jersey vs the state

12.9%Denial rate-4.84 pts vs state
20.0%Decision denial rate-3.09 pts vs state
49.6%Origination rate-6.11 pts vs state
6.62%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.36Rate spread (pts)+0.07 pts vs state
$142kMedian applicant income
3,144Loans originated
815Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,6011,65716.5%6.75%#13
20244,5262,20814.7%6.63%#12
20256,3433,14412.9%6.62%#11

What Pennymac Loan Services lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,542 24% · 13.0% denied
Refinance 1,666 26% · 6.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,637 26% · 16.9% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1,497 24% · 15.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,125 65% · 11.9% denied
FHA 1,878 30% · 15.5% denied
VA 336 5% · 10.1% denied
USDA / RHS 4 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 343 42%
Credit history 125 15%
Collateral 121 15%
Incomplete application 104 13%
Insufficient cash 62 8%
Unverifiable information 34 4%
Other 20 2%
Employment history 6 1%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Pennymac Loan Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Ocean County 80548492 11.4%
Middlesex County 54526664 11.7%
Monmouth County 53029161 11.5%
Burlington County 49323267 13.6%
Bergen County 46322565 14.0%
Camden County 42518857 13.4%
Essex County 39915157 14.3%
Union County 34716955 15.9%
Morris County 33317728 8.4%
Passaic County 26712245 16.9%

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: 6,343 applications in 2025, of which 3,144 were originated and 815 denied.

12.9% of all applications, or 20.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Pennymac Loan Services originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.62%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Pennymac Loan Services'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