Lender report card · New Jersey

Guardhill Financial Corp.

New York, NY · What the federal mortgage record shows about how Guardhill Financial Corp. treated New Jersey applicants, 2018–2025 — 442 reported decisions. This is historical behavior, not a prediction about your loan.

Approval rate
92.8%
410 approved
Denial rate
7.2%
32 denied
Decisions
442
2018–2025
Avg. rate spread
+0.20 pp
vs. market benchmark
92.8% approved
7.2% denied

Share of 442 New Jersey applications Guardhill Financial Corp. approved vs. denied. Excludes loans it merely purchased on the secondary market, and applications withdrawn or left incomplete.

Approval rate by loan type

Conventional92.7% of 440 · NJ 87%

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

Approval rate over time

84%88%92%96%100%95%87%91%94%91%100%100%2018201920202021202220232024

Pricing

Adjusting for its loan-type mix, Guardhill Financial Corp.’s rates ran -0.03 pp in line with than the typical New Jersey lender (average rate spread +0.20 pp above the market benchmark). Rate spread is APR minus the average prime offer rate; positive means costlier than the low-risk benchmark.

Who Guardhill Financial Corp. approves

By income
$100–150k96.8% · 62$150–250k92.5% · 134$250k+91.9% · 223
By debt-to-income
Under 36%95.2% · 26936–43%90.9% · 9943–50%92.4% · 66
By down payment (LTV)
20%+ down93.8% · 340

Why Guardhill Financial Corp. denied applications

Debt-to-income ratio41% of denialsOther28% of denialsCollateral (value/type)22% of denialsCredit history19% of denialsInsufficient cash to close12% of denialsUnverifiable information9% of denials

Where Guardhill Financial Corp. lends in NJ

CountyDecisionsApproval
Monmouth County9086.7%
Essex County8592.9%
Bergen County8395.2%
Hudson County5192.2%
Morris County2796.3%
Union County2796.3%

Fees & closing costs

Median total loan costs
$6,915
home purchase
As % of loan
1.28%
NJ median 1.93%
Priced originations
181
with fee data

Median lender and third-party costs (the Loan Estimate’s “total loan costs”) on Guardhill Financial Corp.’s home-purchase originations — 0.65 points lower than the 1.93% New Jersey median. Typical lender credit toward costs: $3,412. 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 Guardhill Financial Corp. (LEI 254900P6Q7UI8DAKYX49). Rates describe past reported outcomes for the lender’s applicant pool and are not a prediction for any individual. Methodology →