Lender report card · New Jersey

Bank Of Hope

Los Angeles, CA · What the federal mortgage record shows about how Bank Of Hope treated New Jersey applicants, 2018–2025 — 225 reported decisions. This is historical behavior, not a prediction about your loan.

Approval rate
92.0%
207 approved
Denial rate
8.0%
18 denied
Decisions
225
2018–2025
Avg. rate spread
+0.41 pp
vs. market benchmark
92.0% approved
8.0% denied

Share of 225 New Jersey applications Bank Of Hope approved vs. denied. Excludes loans it merely purchased on the secondary market, and applications withdrawn or left incomplete.

Approval rate by loan type

Conventional92.0% of 225 · NJ 87%

“NJ” = the statewide average approval rate for that loan type, for comparison.

Approval rate over time

82%86%90%94%98%100%100%100%100%92%94%86%91%20182019202020212022202320242025

Pricing

Adjusting for its loan-type mix, Bank Of Hope’s rates ran +0.18 pp higher than the typical New Jersey lender (average rate spread +0.41 pp above the market benchmark). Rate spread is APR minus the average prime offer rate; positive means costlier than the low-risk benchmark.

Who Bank Of Hope approves

By income
$100–150k94.0% · 50$150–250k93.2% · 74$250k+91.5% · 71
By debt-to-income
Under 36%91.7% · 7236–43%97.3% · 7443–50%95.7% · 69
By down payment (LTV)
20%+ down91.6% · 214

Why Bank Of Hope denied applications

Other61% of denialsDebt-to-income ratio22% of denialsCredit history11% of denialsUnverifiable information6% of denialsCollateral (value/type)6% of denials

Where Bank Of Hope lends in NJ

CountyDecisionsApproval
Bergen County15892.4%

Fees & closing costs

Median total loan costs
$6,068
home purchase
As % of loan
1.29%
NJ median 1.93%
Priced originations
123
with fee data

Median lender and third-party costs (the Loan Estimate’s “total loan costs”) on Bank Of Hope’s home-purchase originations — 0.65 points lower than the 1.93% New Jersey median. Typical lender credit toward costs: $985. Excludes prepaid taxes/insurance and escrow deposits. Fees are reported on roughly two-thirds of originations (small lenders are exempt). Methodology →

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Source: CFPB HMDA loan-level data, 2018–2025 · first-lien, closed-end mortgages on 1–4 family homes in New Jersey reported by Bank Of Hope (LEI 549300F570XAWYN8Z237). Rates describe past reported outcomes for the lender’s applicant pool and are not a prediction for any individual. Methodology →