PFN Lending Group · New Jersey · 2025

PFN Lending Group in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

PFN Lending Group took 48 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #362 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 41.7% of them and denied 16.7% (28.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

48Applicationsin NJ
28.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.06%Median ratestate 6.75%
$425,000Median loanstate $295,000
$12MVolume11 counties

PFN Lending Group in New Jersey vs the state

16.7%Denial rate-1.02 pts vs state
28.6%Decision denial rate+5.52 pts vs state
41.7%Origination rate-14.01 pts vs state
7.06%Median rate+0.31 pts vs state
0.87Rate spread (pts)+0.59 pts vs state
$170kMedian applicant income
20Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023281210.7%7.38%#408
2024372121.6%7.25%#376
2025482016.7%7.06%#362

What PFN Lending Group lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 21 44% · 19.1% denied
Refinance 6 13% · 16.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 19 40% · 15.8% denied
Other / HELOC 2 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 48 100% · 16.7% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 38%
Other 2 25%
Insufficient cash 1 13%
Credit history 1 13%
Collateral 1 13%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most PFN Lending Group applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Ocean County 1142 18.2%
Monmouth County 951 11.1%
Essex County 950 0.0%
Hudson County 502 40.0%
Middlesex County 430 0.0%
Atlantic County 321 33.3%
Union County 200 0.0%
Mercer County 201 50.0%
Gloucester County 101 100.0%
Camden County 110 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: 48 applications in 2025, of which 20 were originated and 8 denied.

16.7% of all applications, or 28.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans PFN Lending Group originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 7.06%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are PFN Lending Group'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