State Department Federal Credit Union · New Jersey · 2025

State Department Federal Credit Union in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

State Department Federal Credit Union took 25 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #424 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.0% of them and denied 32.0% (40.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

25Applicationsin NJ
40.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.75%
$185,000Median loanstate $295,000
$2.9MVolume12 counties

State Department Federal Credit Union in New Jersey vs the state

32.0%Denial rate+14.31 pts vs state
40.0%Decision denial rate+16.95 pts vs state
48.0%Origination rate-7.68 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
-0.25Rate spread (pts)-0.53 pts vs state
$195kMedian applicant income
12Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023331633.3%7.33%#383
2024542933.3%8.50%#331
2025251232.0%7.00%#424

What State Department Federal Credit Union lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4 16% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 10 40% · 50.0% denied
Home improvement 9 36% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 2 8% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 25 100% · 32.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Other 3 38%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 38%
Collateral 1 13%
Credit history 1 13%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most State Department Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Essex County 421 25.0%
Monmouth County 312 66.7%
Middlesex County 321 33.3%
Camden County 302 66.7%
Passaic County 201 50.0%
Bergen County 220 0.0%
Somerset County 211 50.0%
Union County 210 0.0%
Ocean County 110 0.0%
Burlington 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: 25 applications in 2025, of which 12 were originated and 8 denied.

32.0% of all applications, or 40.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans State Department Federal Credit Union originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are State Department Federal Credit Union'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