Lender report card · New Jersey

Sage Home Loans Corporation

Fort Mill, SC · What the federal mortgage record shows about how Sage Home Loans Corporation treated New Jersey applicants, 2018–2025 — 539 reported decisions. This is historical behavior, not a prediction about your loan.

Approval rate
87.0%
469 approved
Denial rate
13.0%
70 denied
Decisions
539
2018–2025
Avg. rate spread
-0.07 pp
vs. market benchmark
87.0% approved
13.0% denied

Share of 539 New Jersey applications Sage Home Loans Corporation approved vs. denied. Excludes loans it merely purchased on the secondary market, and applications withdrawn or left incomplete.

Approval rate by loan type

Conventional87.6% of 518 · NJ 87%

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

Approval rate over time

75%79%83%87%91%88%79%92%82%87%83%87%88%20182019202020212022202320242025

Pricing

Adjusting for its loan-type mix, Sage Home Loans Corporation’s rates ran -0.31 pp lower than the typical New Jersey lender (average rate spread -0.07 pp above the market benchmark). Rate spread is APR minus the average prime offer rate; positive means costlier than the low-risk benchmark.

Who Sage Home Loans Corporation approves

By income
$75–100k64.7% · 51$100–150k86.3% · 95$150–250k91.2% · 226$250k+91.7% · 132
By debt-to-income
Under 36%93.4% · 21336–43%90.7% · 12943–50%95.1% · 123Over 50%18.4% · 38
By down payment (LTV)
20%+ down87.7% · 39910–20% down93.2% · 445–10% down88.6% · 44

Why Sage Home Loans Corporation denied applications

Debt-to-income ratio47% of denialsIncomplete application20% of denialsCredit history19% of denialsCollateral (value/type)10% of denialsUnverifiable information9% of denialsOther6% of denials

Where Sage Home Loans Corporation lends in NJ

CountyDecisionsApproval
Bergen County5778.9%
Middlesex County5787.7%
Monmouth County4591.1%
Burlington County3994.9%
Morris County3989.7%
Essex County3881.6%
Ocean County3691.7%
Hudson County3381.8%

Fees & closing costs

Median total loan costs
$6,235
home purchase
As % of loan
1.11%
NJ median 1.93%
Priced originations
148
with fee data

Median lender and third-party costs (the Loan Estimate’s “total loan costs”) on Sage Home Loans Corporation’s home-purchase originations — 0.82 points lower than the 1.93% New Jersey median. Typical lender credit toward costs: $898. 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 Sage Home Loans Corporation (LEI 549300LROQOOQU77WS20). Rates describe past reported outcomes for the lender’s applicant pool and are not a prediction for any individual. Methodology →