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Mortgage approvals in Monmouth County, NJ

Real approval and denial rates for home-purchase mortgages in Monmouth County, built from 66,332 federally reported lender decisions, 2018–2025.

Approval rate
91.0%
60,394 approved
Denial rate
9.0%
5,938 denied
Lender decisions
66,332
2018–2025
Active lenders
15
≥25 decisions
91.0% approved
9.0% denied

Share of 66,332 home-purchase applications that lenders approved vs. denied · 2025: 91.2% approved. Excludes loans withdrawn, left incomplete, or bought on the secondary market.

Approval rate over time

86%88%90%92%94%91%91%91%93%91%89%91%91%20182019202020212022202320242025

By loan type

Conventional91.7% of 58,189FHA86.1% of 6,558VA89.3% of 1,580

FHA and USDA loans serve lower-down-payment and rural buyers; approval patterns differ by program.

Lenders in Monmouth County

Ranked by volume. Approval rate = originated or approved ÷ (those + denied), home purchases 2018–2025.

LenderApprovalDecisionsDeniedAvg. rate spread
Advisors Mortgage Group, Llc
Ocean, NJ
95.3%5,364254+0.32 pp
Wells Fargo Bank Na
Minneapolis, MN
88.6%3,547405-0.15 pp
Crosscountry Mortgage, Llc
Cleveland, OH
97.9%2,89761+0.43 pp
Rocket Mortgage
Detroit, MI
84.2%2,315366+0.29 pp
United Wholesale Mortgage
Pontiac, MI
90.5%2,205210+0.23 pp
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, Na
Columbus, OH
91.5%1,997169-0.05 pp
Bank Of America Na
Westlake Village, CA
91.0%1,946175-0.26 pp
Nj Lenders Corp
Little Falls, NJ
96.8%1,67653+0.05 pp
Loandepot.com Llc
Irvine, CA
92.3%1,531118+0.23 pp
Guaranteed Rate, Inc.
Chicago, IL
96.5%1,15140+0.16 pp
Homebridge Financial Services, Inc
Iselin, NJ
95.0%1,12056+0.51 pp
American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company
Mt. Laurel, NJ
95.4%1,05549+0.56 pp

Why applications were denied

Debt-to-income ratio39% of denialsCollateral (value/type)19% of denialsCredit history16% of denialsOther15% of denialsIncomplete application13% of denialsInsufficient cash to close11% of denials

Primary reason lenders recorded on denied applications. One denial can cite several.

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Refinance

Refi approval rate
83.5%
65,179 of 78,067
Refi denial rate
16.5%
12,888 denied
Refi decisions
78,067
2018–2025

Best lenders for specific buyers in Monmouth County

Best FHA lendersBest VA lendersBest jumbo lendersBest high-DTI lendersBest low-down-payment lendersBest lower-income lendersBest investment-property lendersBest manufactured-home lenders

Source: CFPB HMDA loan-level snapshot data, 2018–2025 · first-lien, closed-end mortgages on 1–4 family homes in Monmouth County, NJ. Full methodology →