U.S. Bank · New Jersey · 2025

U.S. Bank in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

U.S. Bank took 2,555 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #28 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.3% of them and denied 26.5% (31.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

2.6kApplicationsin NJ
31.7%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$335,000Median loanstate $295,000
$798MVolume21 counties

U.S. Bank in New Jersey vs the state

26.5%Denial rate+8.77 pts vs state
31.7%Decision denial rate+8.63 pts vs state
55.3%Origination rate-0.38 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.03Rate spread (pts)-0.25 pts vs state
$206kMedian applicant income
1,413Loans originated
676Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,5701,24533.2%6.63%#21
20242,6021,40829.6%6.63%#27
20252,5551,41326.5%6.63%#28

What U.S. Bank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,150 45% · 9.5% denied
Refinance 231 9% · 5.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 202 8% · 20.3% denied
Home improvement 451 18% · 48.6% denied
Other / HELOC 521 20% · 56.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,513 98% · 26.7% denied
FHA 34 1% · 14.7% denied
VA 8 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 326 48%
Collateral 177 26%
Credit history 123 18%
Unverifiable information 23 3%
Other 22 3%
Insufficient cash 3 0%
Incomplete application 2 0%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most U.S. Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Monmouth County 29116265 22.3%
Bergen County 28515482 28.8%
Essex County 22912366 28.8%
Ocean County 21612565 30.1%
Middlesex County 19010146 24.2%
Morris County 18210537 20.3%
Cape May County 15611615 9.6%
Mercer County 1329024 18.2%
Union County 1286141 32.0%
Somerset County 1207326 21.7%

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: 2,555 applications in 2025, of which 1,413 were originated and 676 denied.

26.5% of all applications, or 31.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans U.S. Bank originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are U.S. 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