Lender report card · New Jersey

Bogota Savings Bank

Teaneck, NJ · What the federal mortgage record shows about how Bogota Savings Bank treated New Jersey applicants, 2018–2025 — 540 reported decisions. This is historical behavior, not a prediction about your loan.

Approval rate
86.1%
465 approved
Denial rate
13.9%
75 denied
Decisions
540
2018–2025
Avg. rate spread
-0.04 pp
vs. market benchmark
86.1% approved
13.9% denied

Share of 540 New Jersey applications Bogota Savings Bank approved vs. denied. Excludes loans it merely purchased on the secondary market, and applications withdrawn or left incomplete.

Approval rate by loan type

Conventional86.1% of 540 · NJ 87%

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

Approval rate over time

70%76%82%88%94%83%77%90%90%87%74%93%2018201920212022202320242025

Pricing

Adjusting for its loan-type mix, Bogota Savings Bank’s rates ran -0.26 pp lower than the typical New Jersey lender (average rate spread -0.04 pp above the market benchmark). Rate spread is APR minus the average prime offer rate; positive means costlier than the low-risk benchmark.

Who Bogota Savings Bank approves

By income
$50–75k85.4% · 41$75–100k79.6% · 54$100–150k81.0% · 121$150–250k90.6% · 159$250k+91.0% · 144
By debt-to-income
Under 36%92.8% · 29136–43%93.0% · 17243–50%65.9% · 44Over 50%15.6% · 32
By down payment (LTV)
20%+ down87.1% · 41710–20% down82.1% · 28

Why Bogota Savings Bank denied applications

Debt-to-income ratio56% of denialsCredit history23% of denialsIncomplete application9% of denialsCollateral (value/type)8% of denialsOther8% of denialsInsufficient cash to close1% of denials

Where Bogota Savings Bank lends in NJ

CountyDecisionsApproval
Bergen County21680.6%
Monmouth County14093.6%
Ocean County5889.7%

Fees & closing costs

Median total loan costs
$4,969
home purchase
As % of loan
1.32%
NJ median 1.93%
Priced originations
224
with fee data

Median lender and third-party costs (the Loan Estimate’s “total loan costs”) on Bogota Savings Bank’s home-purchase originations — 0.61 points lower than the 1.93% New Jersey median. 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 Bogota Savings Bank (LEI 5493008RQ8SRLTLRWX62). Rates describe past reported outcomes for the lender’s applicant pool and are not a prediction for any individual. Methodology →