Valley National Bank · New Jersey · 2025

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

Valley National Bank took 2,510 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #29 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.1% of them and denied 20.6% (22.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

2.5kApplicationsin NJ
22.4%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.49%Median ratestate 6.75%
$205,000Median loanstate $295,000
$619MVolume20 counties

Valley National Bank in New Jersey vs the state

20.6%Denial rate+2.95 pts vs state
22.4%Decision denial rate-0.64 pts vs state
66.1%Origination rate+10.42 pts vs state
6.49%Median rate-0.26 pts vs state
-0.08Rate spread (pts)-0.36 pts vs state
$159kMedian applicant income
1,659Loans originated
518Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,2101,40917.9%6.88%#26
20241,9331,28318.4%7.19%#36
20252,5101,65920.6%6.49%#29

What Valley National Bank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 636 25% · 12.0% denied
Refinance 56 2% · 12.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 526 21% · 19.4% denied
Home improvement 886 35% · 24.3% denied
Other / HELOC 406 16% · 29.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,476 99% · 20.3% denied
FHA 29 1% · 51.7% denied
VA 5 0% · 20.0% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 378 73%
Collateral 50 10%
Credit history 35 7%
Other 34 7%
Unverifiable information 9 2%
Incomplete application 6 1%
Insufficient cash 5 1%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Valley National Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bergen County 46230599 21.4%
Essex County 32120279 24.6%
Passaic County 30519269 22.6%
Morris County 27120244 16.2%
Monmouth County 20814143 20.7%
Hudson County 17811439 21.9%
Union County 16510435 21.2%
Middlesex County 1508334 22.7%
Somerset County 1228420 16.4%
Ocean County 844919 22.6%

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: 2,510 applications in 2025, of which 1,659 were originated and 518 denied.

20.6% of all applications, or 22.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Valley National Bank originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.49%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Valley National 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