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Best lenders for low-down-payment buyers in Hudson County, NJ

Putting down less than 5% (a 95%+ loan-to-value) makes some lenders cautious. These are the ones that still approve low-down buyers. Based on 3,582 low-down-payment home-purchase decisions in Hudson County reported to the federal government, 2018–2025 — ranked by how often each lender actually approved, adjusted for sample size.

Low-down-payment approval
81.7%
2,928 of 3,582
Denial rate
18.3%
654 denied
Decisions
3,582
2018–2025

For low-down-payment buyers in Hudson County, lenders approved 81.7% — 6 points below the 88% all-buyer average in the county.

Top lenders for low-down-payment buyers in Hudson County

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

LenderApprovalDecisionsDeniedAvg. rate spread
Nationwide Mortgage Bankers, Inc.
Melville, NY
98.3%591+1.19 pp
Crosscountry Mortgage, Llc
Cleveland, OH
94.1%25515+0.76 pp
First Alliance Home Mortgage, Llc
Cranford, NJ
96.5%863+1.13 pp
Northpointe Bank
Grand Rapids, MI
95.5%884+0.87 pp
Nj Lenders Corp
Little Falls, NJ
90.8%16315+0.68 pp
Bond Street Mortgage, Llc
Paramus, NJ
92.1%635+0.54 pp
Guaranteed Rate, Inc.
Chicago, IL
89.2%10211+0.62 pp
Homebridge Financial Services, Inc
Iselin, NJ
89.2%748+0.85 pp
Paramount Residential Mortgage
Corona, CA
89.0%738+0.88 pp
Freedom Mortgage Corporation
Boca Raton, FL
90.4%525+0.60 pp
Absolute Home Mortgage
Fairfield, NJ
88.7%718+0.82 pp
Caliber Home Loans, Inc.
Fort Washington, PA
87.0%547+0.77 pp
Loandepot.com Llc
Irvine, CA
80.6%14428+0.77 pp
United Wholesale Mortgage
Pontiac, MI
79.2%20242+0.47 pp
Home Point Financial Corporation
Ann Arbor, MI
81.7%6011+0.68 pp

Why low-down-payment buyers were denied here

Collateral (value/type)35% of denialsDebt-to-income ratio35% of denialsOther17% of denialsIncomplete application10% of denialsUnverifiable information9% of denials

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