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Best FHA lenders in Passaic County, NJ

FHA loans let buyers put down as little as 3.5% with more flexible credit — but not every lender welcomes them equally. Based on 10,235 FHA home-purchase decisions in Passaic County reported to the federal government, 2018–2025 — ranked by how often each lender actually approved, adjusted for sample size.

Fha approval
85.6%
8,760 of 10,235
Denial rate
14.4%
1,475 denied
Decisions
10,235
2018–2025

For FHA buyers in Passaic County, lenders approved 85.6% — 3 points below the 89% all-buyer average in the county.

Top lenders for FHA buyers in Passaic County

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

LenderApprovalDecisionsDeniedAvg. rate spread
Freedom Mortgage Corporation
Boca Raton, FL
95.7%25711+0.94 pp
Nj Lenders Corp
Little Falls, NJ
94.2%43425+0.78 pp
Crosscountry Mortgage, Llc
Cleveland, OH
93.7%51132+1.02 pp
American Financial Network, Inc.
Brea, CA
94.1%32319+1.25 pp
United Mortgage Corp.
Melville, NY
93.4%33322+1.07 pp
Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, Inc.
Melville, NY
92.4%24919+1.44 pp
Absolute Home Mortgage
Fairfield, NJ
92.0%28623+0.97 pp
Homebridge Financial Services, Inc
Iselin, NJ
91.0%48043+1.06 pp
Paramount Residential Mortgage
Corona, CA
89.6%45147+0.89 pp
First Alliance Home Mortgage, Llc
Cranford, NJ
91.0%20118+1.28 pp
Nations Lending Corporation
Independence, OH
90.7%16215+1.18 pp
American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company
Mt. Laurel, NJ
89.0%20923+1.26 pp
Guaranteed Rate, Inc.
Chicago, IL
87.0%23130+0.74 pp
Loandepot.com Llc
Irvine, CA
85.9%21330+1.03 pp
Northpointe Bank
Grand Rapids, MI
84.3%22335+0.83 pp

Why FHA buyers were denied here

Debt-to-income ratio43% of denialsOther16% of denialsCollateral (value/type)15% of denialsCredit history13% of denialsUnverifiable information11% of denials

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Source: CFPB HMDA data, 2018–2025 · first-lien home-purchase mortgages on 1–4 family homes, FHA buyers in Passaic County, NJ. Rankings describe past approval behavior, not a prediction for your loan. Methodology →