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Best lenders for investment property in Union 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 1,249 investment-property home-purchase decisions in Union County reported to the federal government, 2018–2025 — ranked by how often each lender actually approved, adjusted for sample size.

Investment-property approval
84.5%
1,055 of 1,249
Denial rate
15.5%
194 denied
Decisions
1,249
2018–2025

For investment-property buyers in Union County, lenders approved 84.5% — 5 points below the 89% all-buyer average in the county.

Top lenders for investment-property buyers in Union County

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

LenderApprovalDecisionsDeniedAvg. rate spread
Nj Lenders Corp
Little Falls, NJ
96.5%572
Ark Mortgage, Inc.
Montebello, NY
96.8%311+0.97 pp
Unity Bank
Clinton, NJ
93.8%322+1.22 pp
Rocket Mortgage
Detroit, MI
88.3%779+0.73 pp
Caliber Home Loans, Inc.
Fort Washington, PA
89.7%394+1.00 pp
First Alliance Home Mortgage, Llc
Cranford, NJ
92.3%262
Finance Of America Mortgage Llc
Horsham, PA
87.5%486
The Loan Store, Inc
Tucson, AZ
88.9%364
Paramount Residential Mortgage
Corona, CA
86.5%375
Mlb Residential Lending, Llc
Springfield, NJ
87.1%314+1.38 pp
Wells Fargo Bank Na
Minneapolis, MN
77.4%5312+0.72 pp
Movement Mortgage, Llc
Indian Land, SC
78.1%327+1.05 pp
Flagstar Bank Na
Troy, MI
64.3%4215+0.78 pp

Why investment-property buyers were denied here

Debt-to-income ratio30% of denialsOther25% of denialsCollateral (value/type)20% of denialsIncomplete application18% of denialsCredit history10% 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 Union County, NJ. Rankings describe past approval behavior, not a prediction for your loan. Methodology →