Utilities Employees Credit Union · New Jersey · 2025

Utilities Employees Credit Union in New Jersey: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Utilities Employees Credit Union took 148 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #223 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.2% of them and denied 14.2% (17.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

148Applicationsin NJ
17.2%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.74%Median ratestate 6.75%
$105,000Median loanstate $295,000
$14MVolume12 counties

Utilities Employees Credit Union in New Jersey vs the state

14.2%Denial rate-3.50 pts vs state
17.2%Decision denial rate-5.84 pts vs state
66.2%Origination rate+10.54 pts vs state
6.74%Median rate-0.01 pts vs state
0.41Rate spread (pts)+0.13 pts vs state
$163kMedian applicant income
98Loans originated
21Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023126889.5%6.81%#222
20241419514.2%6.99%#225
20251489814.2%6.74%#223

What Utilities Employees Credit Union lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 21 14% · 4.8% denied
Refinance 5 3% · 40.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 5% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 59 40% · 11.9% denied
Other / HELOC 55 37% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 148 100% · 14.2% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Credit history 10 48%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 29%
Collateral 4 19%
Incomplete application 1 5%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Utilities Employees Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Ocean County 530 0.0%
Monmouth County 430 0.0%
Burlington County 310 0.0%
Passaic County 210 0.0%
Morris County 220 0.0%
Warren County 100 0.0%
Sussex County 110 0.0%
Hudson County 110 0.0%
Somerset County 101 100.0%
Gloucester County 100 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: 148 applications in 2025, of which 98 were originated and 21 denied.

14.2% of all applications, or 17.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Utilities Employees Credit Union originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.74%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Utilities Employees 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