Unity Bank · New Jersey · 2025

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

Unity Bank took 439 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #131 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.0% of them and denied 7.3% (8.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

439Applicationsin NJ
8.8%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.75%
$455,000Median loanstate $295,000
$193MVolume18 counties

Unity Bank in New Jersey vs the state

7.3%Denial rate-10.40 pts vs state
8.8%Decision denial rate-14.21 pts vs state
74.0%Origination rate+18.35 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.73Rate spread (pts)+0.44 pts vs state
$179kMedian applicant income
325Loans originated
32Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20243622576.9%7.13%#134
20254393257.3%7.00%#131

What Unity Bank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 304 69% · 3.3% denied
Refinance 37 8% · 8.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 45 10% · 6.7% denied
Home improvement 25 6% · 28.0% denied
Other / HELOC 28 6% · 32.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 430 98% · 7.4% denied
FHA 9 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Credit history 14 44%
Debt-to-income ratio 10 31%
Collateral 3 9%
Insufficient cash 3 9%
Other 2 6%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Unity Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bergen County 87675 5.7%
Hudson County 56470 0.0%
Ocean County 41282 4.9%
Essex County 35261 2.9%
Passaic County 30215 16.7%
Monmouth County 30212 6.7%
Hunterdon County 27231 3.7%
Morris County 27172 7.4%
Somerset County 26185 19.2%
Middlesex County 25184 16.0%

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: 439 applications in 2025, of which 325 were originated and 32 denied.

7.3% of all applications, or 8.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Unity Bank originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Unity 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