Lender report card · New Jersey

Zillow Home Loans, Llc

Irvine, CA · What the federal mortgage record shows about how Zillow Home Loans, Llc treated New Jersey applicants, 2018–2025 — 235 reported decisions. This is historical behavior, not a prediction about your loan.

Approval rate
89.8%
211 approved
Denial rate
10.2%
24 denied
Decisions
235
2018–2025
Avg. rate spread
+0.30 pp
vs. market benchmark
89.8% approved
10.2% denied

Share of 235 New Jersey applications Zillow Home Loans, Llc approved vs. denied. Excludes loans it merely purchased on the secondary market, and applications withdrawn or left incomplete.

Approval rate by loan type

Conventional91.0% of 189 · NJ 87%FHA82.5% of 40 · NJ 79%

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

Approval rate over time

85%87%89%91%93%95%93%88%90%202320242025

Pricing

Adjusting for its loan-type mix, Zillow Home Loans, Llc’s rates ran -0.03 pp lower than the typical New Jersey lender (average rate spread +0.30 pp above the market benchmark). Rate spread is APR minus the average prime offer rate; positive means costlier than the low-risk benchmark.

Who Zillow Home Loans, Llc approves

By income
$50–75k84.0% · 25$75–100k88.2% · 51$100–150k94.8% · 77$150–250k96.5% · 57
By debt-to-income
Under 36%96.8% · 6236–43%94.7% · 5743–50%91.0% · 89Over 50%59.3% · 27
By down payment (LTV)
20%+ down93.3% · 9010–20% down90.2% · 515–10% down89.5% · 383–5% down84.3% · 51

Why Zillow Home Loans, Llc denied applications

Debt-to-income ratio46% of denialsCollateral (value/type)29% of denialsCredit history17% of denialsOther12% of denialsUnverifiable information8% of denials

Where Zillow Home Loans, Llc lends in NJ

CountyDecisionsApproval
Burlington County4591.1%
Camden County3897.4%

Fees & closing costs

Median total loan costs
$7,512
home purchase
As % of loan
2.25%
NJ median 1.93%
Priced originations
201
with fee data

Median lender and third-party costs (the Loan Estimate’s “total loan costs”) on Zillow Home Loans, Llc’s home-purchase originations — 0.32 points higher than the 1.93% New Jersey median. Typical lender credit toward costs: $564. 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 Zillow Home Loans, Llc (LEI 549300370QILXLFUWD20). Rates describe past reported outcomes for the lender’s applicant pool and are not a prediction for any individual. Methodology →