PNC Bank · New Jersey · 2025

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

PNC Bank took 10,815 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #6 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.2% of them and denied 27.8% (33.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

11kApplicationsin NJ
33.4%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$145,000Median loanstate $295,000
$1.3BVolume21 counties

PNC Bank in New Jersey vs the state

27.8%Denial rate+10.10 pts vs state
33.4%Decision denial rate+10.38 pts vs state
53.2%Origination rate-2.47 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.00 pts vs state
0.55Rate spread (pts)+0.27 pts vs state
$133kMedian applicant income
5,755Loans originated
3,006Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202310,9395,70229.0%8.70%#4
202410,0475,20930.0%8.82%#7
202510,8155,75527.8%7.75%#6

What PNC Bank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 872 8% · 19.7% denied
Refinance 3,027 28% · 24.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 138 1% · 21.0% denied
Home improvement 3,588 33% · 32.4% denied
Other / HELOC 3,190 29% · 28.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10,767 100% · 27.8% denied
FHA 46 0% · 19.6% denied
VA 2 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1,412 47%
Credit history 1,005 33%
Incomplete application 319 11%
Collateral 236 8%
Other 25 1%
Unverifiable information 4 0%
Insufficient cash 4 0%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most PNC Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Ocean County 1,367853322 23.6%
Middlesex County 999509309 30.9%
Monmouth County 887497230 25.9%
Camden County 823437206 25.0%
Bergen County 753406208 27.6%
Morris County 608327163 26.8%
Burlington County 605336141 23.3%
Essex County 596245211 35.4%
Mercer County 595319153 25.7%
Passaic County 526202213 40.5%

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%
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%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 6,34312.9%6.62%

Frequently asked questions

New Jersey: 10,815 applications in 2025, of which 5,755 were originated and 3,006 denied.

27.8% of all applications, or 33.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans PNC Bank originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are PNC 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