Salem County, New Jersey · 2025

Mortgage lenders in Salem County, NJ: denial rates and top lenders (2025)

243 lenders acted on 2,917 mortgage applications for properties in Salem County in 2025. 17.4% were denied (New Jersey: 17.7%). Median rate on closed loans 6.75%; median loan $185,000; median property value $305,000.

2.9kApplications
17.4%Denial ratestate 17.7%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$185,000Median loan
$305,000Median property value

Largest lenders in Salem County

#LenderGradeApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rate
1 Rocket Mortgage C 169116 18.9%6.93%
2 Nation One Mortgage C 10984 3.7%6.63%
3 Crosscountry Mortgage B 10568 2.9%6.81%
4 The Pennsville National Bank C 10183 10.9%
5 United Shore Financial Services B 8250 20.7%6.12%
6 Fulton Bank C 7643 31.6%6.49%
7 Broker Solutions D 7440 6.8%6.75%
8 Affordable Mortgage Advisors, LLC. B 7453 2.7%6.63%
9 Pennymac Loan Services C 7336 8.2%6.38%
10 Guaranteed Rate B 6038 1.7%6.53%
11 Freedom Mortgage B 5923 6.8%6.25%
12 Newrez D 5821 29.3%6.99%
13 21st Mortgage F 5615 46.4%10.54%
14 Loan Funder F 5331 5.7%7.44%
15 Police & Fire C 4927 34.7%6.74%
16 Citizens Bank C 4822 33.3%8.03%
17 Franklin Bank D 4624 37.0%
18 Loandepot.Com D 4630 23.9%6.63%
19 American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company B 4535 2.2%6.63%
20 TD Bank D 4517 40.0%7.54%
21 Rf Renovo Management Company B 4331 0.0%8.15%
22 Mortgage Research Center C 4117 24.4%6.50%
23 Deepwater Industries 4141 0.0%
24 Bank of America F 3917 38.5%6.24%
25 NFM A 3925 5.1%6.75%

Best approval odds in Salem County

Lowest decision denial rate among lenders that decided at least 50 applications here in 2025.

What Salem County borrowers applied for

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,264 43% · 10.3% denied
Refinance 402 14% · 15.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 631 22% · 20.1% denied
Home improvement 297 10% · 33.0% denied
Other / HELOC 323 11% · 28.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,060 71% · 19.4% denied
FHA 634 22% · 13.3% denied
VA 208 7% · 10.6% denied
USDA / RHS 15 1% · 6.7% denied

Why applications were denied

Debt-to-income ratio 148 31%
Credit history 140 29%
Collateral 79 16%
Incomplete application 46 10%
Other 39 8%
Unverifiable information 13 3%
Insufficient cash 10 2%
Employment history 6 1%

Salem County by year

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateMedian loan
20232,3471,35519.6%6.88%$165,000
20242,6091,47619.1%6.99%$165,000
20252,9171,64317.4%6.75%$185,000

Frequently asked questions

17.4% of applications in Salem County were denied in 2025, against 17.7% statewide in New Jersey.

Rocket Mortgage, with 169 applications in 2025 and a denial rate of 18.9%.

The median mortgage application in Salem County in 2025 was for $185,000; the median property value on originated loans was $305,000.