Plains Commerce Bank · New Jersey · 2025

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

Plains Commerce Bank took 170 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #212 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 50.6% of them and denied 7.1% (12.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

170Applicationsin NJ
12.1%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.62%Median ratestate 6.75%
$560,000Median loanstate $295,000
$46MVolume20 counties

Plains Commerce Bank in New Jersey vs the state

7.1%Denial rate-10.63 pts vs state
12.1%Decision denial rate-10.93 pts vs state
50.6%Origination rate-5.09 pts vs state
6.62%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.14 pts vs state
$174kMedian applicant income
86Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236123521.5%6.88%#86
20243801882.1%6.56%#129
2025170867.1%6.62%#212

What Plains Commerce Bank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 144 85% · 5.6% denied
Refinance 9 5% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 9% · 6.7% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 144 85% · 6.3% denied
FHA 20 12% · 10.0% denied
VA 6 4% · 16.7% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 5 42%
Credit history 3 25%
Unverifiable information 2 17%
Other 1 8%
Employment history 1 8%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Plains Commerce Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Middlesex County 26101 3.8%
Ocean County 21170 0.0%
Somerset County 1871 5.6%
Union County 1773 17.6%
Morris County 1480 0.0%
Essex County 1371 7.7%
Passaic County 1021 10.0%
Bergen County 931 11.1%
Hudson County 951 11.1%
Monmouth County 860 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: 170 applications in 2025, of which 86 were originated and 12 denied.

7.1% of all applications, or 12.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Plains Commerce Bank originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.62%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Plains Commerce 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