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Best FHA lenders in Somerset County, NJ

FHA loans let buyers put down as little as 3.5% with more flexible credit — but not every lender welcomes them equally. Based on 3,770 FHA home-purchase decisions in Somerset County reported to the federal government, 2018–2025 — ranked by how often each lender actually approved, adjusted for sample size.

Fha approval
85.7%
3,230 of 3,770
Denial rate
14.3%
540 denied
Decisions
3,770
2018–2025

For FHA buyers in Somerset County, lenders approved 85.7% — 6 points below the 92% all-buyer average in the county.

Top lenders for FHA buyers in Somerset County

Lenders with 25+ FHA buyers decisions here, ranked by a sample-size-adjusted approval rate.

LenderApprovalDecisionsDeniedAvg. rate spread
American Financial Network, Inc.
Brea, CA
97.0%672+1.34 pp
Crosscountry Mortgage, Llc
Cleveland, OH
94.2%1388+0.95 pp
Caliber Home Loans, Inc.
Fort Washington, PA
91.7%968+0.90 pp
Mlb Residential Lending, Llc
Springfield, NJ
91.7%847+1.32 pp
Movement Mortgage, Llc
Indian Land, SC
90.8%989+1.00 pp
Finance Of America Mortgage Llc
Horsham, PA
93.0%574+0.71 pp
Homebridge Financial Services, Inc
Iselin, NJ
90.9%888+1.04 pp
American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company
Mt. Laurel, NJ
89.7%11712+1.17 pp
Advisors Mortgage Group, Llc
Ocean, NJ
90.2%828+1.04 pp
Paramount Residential Mortgage
Corona, CA
86.3%16122+1.13 pp
Guaranteed Rate, Inc.
Chicago, IL
88.8%809+0.91 pp
First Alliance Home Mortgage, Llc
Cranford, NJ
90.0%606+1.36 pp
Freedom Mortgage Corporation
Boca Raton, FL
88.7%627+0.82 pp
Nj Lenders Corp
Little Falls, NJ
87.5%729+0.85 pp
United Wholesale Mortgage
Pontiac, MI
82.2%21939+0.64 pp

Why FHA buyers were denied here

Debt-to-income ratio41% of denialsCollateral (value/type)18% of denialsOther16% of denialsCredit history13% of denialsUnverifiable information10% of denials

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Source: CFPB HMDA data, 2018–2025 · first-lien home-purchase mortgages on 1–4 family homes, FHA buyers in Somerset County, NJ. Rankings describe past approval behavior, not a prediction for your loan. Methodology →