Lender report card · New Jersey

Planet Home Lending, Llc

Meriden, CT · What the federal mortgage record shows about how Planet Home Lending, Llc treated New Jersey applicants, 2018–2025 — 1,480 reported decisions. This is historical behavior, not a prediction about your loan.

Approval rate
75.8%
1,122 approved
Denial rate
24.2%
358 denied
Decisions
1,480
2018–2025
Avg. rate spread
+0.10 pp
vs. market benchmark
75.8% approved
24.2% denied

Share of 1,480 New Jersey applications Planet Home Lending, Llc approved vs. denied. Excludes loans it merely purchased on the secondary market, and applications withdrawn or left incomplete.

Approval rate by loan type

Conventional73.2% of 523 · NJ 87%FHA75.5% of 726 · NJ 79%VA82.6% of 230 · NJ 80%

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

Approval rate over time

63%68%73%78%83%73%74%83%76%67%72%76%78%20182019202020212022202320242025

Pricing

Adjusting for its loan-type mix, Planet Home Lending, Llc’s rates ran -0.42 pp lower than the typical New Jersey lender (average rate spread +0.10 pp above the market benchmark). Rate spread is APR minus the average prime offer rate; positive means costlier than the low-risk benchmark.

Who Planet Home Lending, Llc approves

By income
Under $50k56.1% · 82$50–75k61.3% · 119$75–100k72.6% · 175$100–150k70.5% · 271$150–250k78.8% · 184$250k+67.6% · 68
By debt-to-income
Under 36%76.1% · 26436–43%79.4% · 19443–50%74.0% · 231Over 50%43.6% · 172
By down payment (LTV)
20%+ down72.7% · 50910–20% down66.7% · 1475–10% down61.9% · 63Under 3% down67.0% · 109

Why Planet Home Lending, Llc denied applications

Incomplete application46% of denialsOther18% of denialsDebt-to-income ratio15% of denialsCollateral (value/type)12% of denialsCredit history11% of denialsInsufficient cash to close4% of denials

Where Planet Home Lending, Llc lends in NJ

CountyDecisionsApproval
Ocean County16875.0%
Middlesex County12479.0%
Essex County12164.5%
Burlington County10776.6%
Camden County10683.0%
Union County10165.3%
Bergen County8581.2%
Monmouth County7972.2%

Fees & closing costs

Median total loan costs
$11,591
home purchase
As % of loan
3.26%
NJ median 1.93%
Priced originations
182
with fee data

Median lender and third-party costs (the Loan Estimate’s “total loan costs”) on Planet Home Lending, Llc’s home-purchase originations — 1.33 points higher than the 1.93% New Jersey median. Typical lender credit toward costs: $205. Excludes prepaid taxes/insurance and escrow deposits. Fees are reported on roughly two-thirds of originations (small lenders are exempt). Methodology →

Consumer complaints

CFPB complaints
121
from NJ, 2022–present
Answered on time
100%
of complaints
Closed with relief
0%
monetary or non-monetary

Complaints New Jersey mortgage customers filed against Planet Home Lending, Llc with the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 2022–present. Most common issue: Trouble during payment process. Most mortgage complaints concern servicing — payments, escrow, and foreclosure — so this reflects a company’s customer experience as much as its lending, and volume partly tracks how many loans it services. Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

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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 Planet Home Lending, Llc (LEI 54930021WPEXNHYZUL09). Rates describe past reported outcomes for the lender’s applicant pool and are not a prediction for any individual. Methodology →