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Best lenders for investment property in Mercer County, NJ

Buying a rental or investment property is underwritten differently than a home you'll live in. Not every lender is comfortable with it. Based on 1,264 investment-property home-purchase decisions in Mercer County reported to the federal government, 2018–2025 — ranked by how often each lender actually approved, adjusted for sample size.

Investment-property approval
88.0%
1,112 of 1,264
Denial rate
12.0%
152 denied
Decisions
1,264
2018–2025

For investment-property buyers in Mercer County, lenders approved 88.0% — 2 points below the 90% all-buyer average in the county.

Top lenders for investment-property buyers in Mercer County

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

LenderApprovalDecisionsDeniedAvg. rate spread
Lennar Mortgage, Llc
Miami, FL
97.7%441+0.14 pp
Finance Of America Mortgage Llc
Horsham, PA
92.6%1088
The Loan Store, Inc
Tucson, AZ
96.0%251
American Federal Mortgage Corporation
Chester, NJ
93.1%292+0.83 pp
Advisors Mortgage Group, Llc
Ocean, NJ
92.9%282
Rocket Mortgage
Detroit, MI
83.8%14223+0.69 pp
Prosperity Home Mortgage, Llc
Chantilly, VA
90.6%323
Wells Fargo Bank Na
Minneapolis, MN
78.7%9420+1.13 pp

Why investment-property buyers were denied here

Collateral (value/type)31% of denialsDebt-to-income ratio28% of denialsOther20% of denialsInsufficient cash to close14% of denialsIncomplete application8% of denials

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