Newark
Metropolitan Statistical Area · MSA Code 35084
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among tracked metros, Newark ranks #42 of 418.
Mortgage lending activity in the Newark metro area based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this geography during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.
Metro-area mortgage activity. The Newark Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA code 35084) recorded 71,216 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 33,441 of those and denied others at a rate of 18.3%, for an approval (origination) rate of 47.0%. The average loan amount across the MSA was $441,343 at an average note rate of 7.40%. 20 major lenders are tracked for this metro - Rocket Mortgage, Crosscountry Mortgage, LLC, United Wholesale Mortgage lead by origination volume. Among the 418 metros tracked, Newark ranks #300 by denial rate (the 28th percentile for approval-friendliness), and shares its 5-point denial-rate band with 241 other tracked metros.
What MSA numbers tell you, and what they don't. Metro area boundaries are defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and typically span multiple counties, so a single Newark denial rate averages across urban core, inner suburbs, and outer commuter communities with very different borrower profiles. A 18.3% denial rate at the MSA level can coexist with widely varying individual-lender denial rates; $441,343 average loan size reflects the MSA's property values and the borrower pool that actually applied, not any single neighborhood. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.
Lender concentration in Newark
In Newark, lead originator Rocket Mortgage funded only 5.9% of 33,441 originated loans, below the fleet's lower tercile (~8.7% top-1 share). The top three reporters together hold 15.0% of the book, so shopping across channels still meets many active filers.
Metros With a Similar Denial Rate
The metro areas closest to Newark's 18.3% denial rate among all 418 tracked MSAs.
Metros With Similar Application Volume
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Newark's 71,216 HMDA applications (deduped against the denial-rate neighbourhood).
Metros With a Similar Average Loan
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Newark's $441,343 average loan (deduped against denial and volume peers).
Lenders active in the Newark metro
Rocket Mortgage funded 1,974 of the 33,441 loans originated here, 5.9% of the metro. 20 reporting lenders follow.
| # | Lender | Originated | Applications | Avg Loan | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Mortgage | 1,974 | 2,717 | $349,553 | 5.9% |
| 2 | Crosscountry Mortgage, LLC | 1,597 | 2,700 | $480,104 | 4.8% |
| 3 | United Wholesale Mortgage | 1,445 | 2,098 | $475,777 | 4.3% |
| 4 | CBNA Year to Date | 1,353 | 2,564 | $300,698 | 4.0% |
| 5 | TD Bank | 1,259 | 2,784 | $305,909 | 3.8% |
Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. Metropolitan Statistical Areas defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for Newark borrowers.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Newark page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.