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Best lenders for high-DTI buyers in Somerset County, NJ

Carrying a debt-to-income ratio of 43% or more narrows your options — some lenders approve stretched budgets far more often than others. Based on 10,826 high-DTI home-purchase decisions in Somerset County reported to the federal government, 2018–2025 — ranked by how often each lender actually approved, adjusted for sample size.

Lenders for high debt-to-income buyers approval
86.5%
9,363 of 10,826
Denial rate
13.5%
1,463 denied
Decisions
10,826
2018–2025

For high-DTI buyers in Somerset County, lenders approved 86.5% — 6 points below the 92% all-buyer average in the county.

Top lenders for high-DTI buyers in Somerset County

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

LenderApprovalDecisionsDeniedAvg. rate spread
Crosscountry Mortgage, Llc
Cleveland, OH
95.5%31014+0.54 pp
Guaranteed Rate Affinity, Llc
Chicago, IL
95.9%2209+0.26 pp
Caliber Home Loans, Inc.
Fort Washington, PA
94.8%22912+0.60 pp
Guaranteed Rate, Inc.
Chicago, IL
94.5%25514+0.33 pp
Nj Lenders Corp
Little Falls, NJ
93.6%25016+0.28 pp
Embrace Home Loans, Inc.
Middletown, RI
93.4%19713+0.27 pp
Movement Mortgage, Llc
Indian Land, SC
92.3%23518+0.52 pp
Prosperity Home Mortgage, Llc
Chantilly, VA
92.3%14311+0.49 pp
American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company
Mt. Laurel, NJ
90.6%21220+0.71 pp
Weichert Financial Services
Morris Plains, NJ
90.8%18417+0.50 pp
Paramount Residential Mortgage
Corona, CA
88.3%22326+0.86 pp
Homebridge Financial Services, Inc
Iselin, NJ
88.4%14717+0.73 pp
Loandepot.com Llc
Irvine, CA
86.7%24833+0.50 pp
Rocket Mortgage
Detroit, MI
84.6%63598+0.32 pp
Gateway First Bank
Jenks, OK
86.8%15220+0.65 pp

Why high-DTI buyers were denied here

Debt-to-income ratio60% of denialsCollateral (value/type)12% of denialsOther12% of denialsCredit history10% of denialsInsufficient cash to close10% of denials

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