Wells Fargo Bank · New Jersey · 2025

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

Wells Fargo Bank took 3,047 mortgage applications in New Jersey in 2025, ranking #21 of 883 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.3% of them and denied 14.7% (20.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

3.0kApplicationsin NJ
20.6%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$385,000Median loanstate $295,000
$1.6BVolume21 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in New Jersey vs the state

14.7%Denial rate-3.02 pts vs state
20.6%Decision denial rate-2.44 pts vs state
56.3%Origination rate+0.64 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.08Rate spread (pts)-0.36 pts vs state
$166kMedian applicant income
1,716Loans originated
447Denied

Trend in New Jersey

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,5222,33820.9%6.00%#10
20243,3701,65819.0%6.25%#18
20253,0471,71614.7%6.25%#21

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in New Jersey

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,722 57% · 10.2% denied
Refinance 315 10% · 15.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 757 25% · 19.2% denied
Home improvement 94 3% · 36.2% denied
Other / HELOC 159 5% · 27.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,902 95% · 13.5% denied
FHA 130 4% · 39.2% denied
VA 15 0% · 26.7% denied

Why it denied New Jersey applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 262 59%
Collateral 68 15%
Credit history 49 11%
Other 37 8%
Insufficient cash 20 4%
Unverifiable information 6 1%
Incomplete application 5 1%

Where in New Jersey

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Bergen County 35319747 13.3%
Ocean County 32621843 13.2%
Monmouth County 28817331 10.8%
Middlesex County 23911049 20.5%
Essex County 22312233 14.8%
Morris County 20411530 14.7%
Union County 18810125 13.3%
Camden County 1576740 25.5%
Hudson County 1456517 11.7%
Burlington County 1387917 12.3%

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: 3,047 applications in 2025, of which 1,716 were originated and 447 denied.

14.7% of all applications, or 20.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The New Jersey statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in New Jersey in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Wells Fargo 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