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What people paid for mortgages in Union County, NJ (2025)

Across 3,186 closed home-purchase loans in 2025, the median interest rate in Union was 6.5%, and the middle half of borrowers got between 6% and 6.75%. Median total loan costs ran $9,121 on a median loan of $565,000. Source: federal HMDA filings on first-lien, owner-occupied loans.

Home purchase

Median rate
6.5%
Middle half of rates
6%6.75%
Median total loan costs
$9,121
Median loan amount
$565,000

3,186 loans, 2025.

Refinance

Median rate
6.125%
Middle half of rates
5.75%6.65%
Median total loan costs
$9,237
Median loan amount
$455,000

1,631 loans, 2025.

Lowest median rates in Union (2025)

The lenders whose own closed loans had the lowest median interest rate here, among lenders with enough local volume for the median to mean something. A low median is a reason to include that lender when you collect Loan Estimates; it is not a promise about the rate you will be quoted. An independent mortgage broker can pull quotes from several lenders at once on one application.

Home purchase

  1. 1.Valley National Bank5.75%40 loans, median costs $5,513
  2. 2.Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association5.85%33 loans, median costs $6,721
  3. 3.Bank of America, National Association5.875%73 loans, median costs $7,282
  4. 4.Wells Fargo Bank, National Association5.875%66 loans, median costs $8,870
  5. 5.TD Bank, National Association5.875%46 loans, median costs $6,253

Among lenders with at least 30 closed purchase loans in Union County in 2025.

Refinance

  1. 1.PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC5.875%62 loans, median costs $12,773
  2. 2.Bank of America, National Association5.99%44 loans, median costs $4,640
  3. 3.UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only5.999%155 loans, median costs $14,399
  4. 4.Rocket Mortgage, LLC6.125%196 loans, median costs $10,270
  5. 5.Loandepot.Com, LLC6.125%52 loans, median costs $8,144

Among lenders with at least 30 closed refinance loans in Union County in 2025.

Lender by lender in Union

Every lender that closed at least 5 qualifying loans in Union County in 2025, sorted by loan count. The # column is the lender's rank here by closed loans for the selected purpose. Median origination is the lender's own charges (Loan Estimate section A); median points is the discount-points portion. Lenders marked "broker only" fund loans through independent mortgage brokers rather than taking applications directly.

#LenderLoansMedian rateMedian total costsMedian originationMedian points
1UNITED SHORE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLCbroker only1986.499%$14,405$7,478$3,001
2CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, INC.1976.575%$9,790$2,535$5,843
3GUARANTEED RATE, INC.1486.482%$7,011$1,640$1,663
4JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association1386.375%$7,105$1,661$2,702
5GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC1306.562%$7,505$1,640$2,429
6Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.1086.5%$16,343$6,710$4,896
7Rocket Mortgage, LLC916.5%$8,613$4,667$4,082
8CMG MORTGAGE, INC.826.562%$12,155$2,770$3,066
9Bank of America, National Association735.875%$7,282$1,386$1,482
10Loandepot.Com, LLC676.575%$6,680$1,590$4,104
11Wells Fargo Bank, National Association665.875%$8,870$2,315$3,426
12AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC606.625%$8,794$2,317$3,673
13PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC576.499%$16,382$8,545$3,236
14MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC556.75%$10,460$4,335$4,750
15Broker Solutions, Inc.476.75%$14,486$6,523$5,736
16TD Bank, National Association465.875%$6,253$950$1,975
17Provident Bank465.875%$5,599$790$1,500
18Citibank, National Association466%$6,957$1,090$1,816
19ABSOLUTE HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATION456.75%$12,354$5,830$6,984
20Valley National Bank405.75%$5,513$495$2,680
21PANORAMA MORTGAGE GROUP, LLC386.25%$23,081$13,406$11,702
22UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.386.5%$12,213$5,436$4,036
23EMBRACE HOME LOANS, INC.376.49%$8,150$1,790$3,568
24FIRST COLONY MORTGAGE CORPORATION376.25%$15,550$5,882$2,107
25Citizens Bank, National Association366.375%$8,703$1,500$2,027
26NJ LENDERS CORP.346.625%$6,749$1,400$900
27Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association335.85%$6,721$815n/a
28U.S. Bank National Association336.125%$7,125$1,245$1,105
29NORWICH COMMERCIAL GROUP, INC.316.625%$10,204$4,317$3,171
30NATIONWIDE MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC.306.625%$22,492$11,142$10,072
31Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company295.75%$7,346$1,500$2,235
32MLB RESIDENTIAL LENDING, LLC286.812%$18,417$8,322$4,163
33Luminate Bank276.49%$6,615$1,595$2,995
34KIND LENDING, LLC256.5%$16,413$7,570$1,555
35Cornerstone First Mortgage, Inc246.75%$17,181$5,357$4,230
36OceanFirst Bank, National Association246.188%$5,459$820n/a
37THE LOAN STORE, INC.broker only236.625%$12,906$7,144$5,033
38Advisors Mortgage Group, L.L.C.236.5%$6,329$1,395$5,400
39FIRST ALLIANCE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC236.25%$16,677$3,095$7,852
40Municipal Credit Union225.625%$8,554$1,640$3,110

What these numbers are, and are not

Everything above is computed from the FFIEC's HMDA Modified Loan/Application Register, the public loan-level file nearly every mortgage lender must submit each year, filtered to originated, first-lien, owner-occupied principal-residence loans that were not business-purpose or reverse mortgages. Groups smaller than 5 loans are omitted. The methodology page documents every step.

The public file contains no credit scores, so differences between lenders mix true pricing differences with different customer bases: loan sizes, points paid, and borrower profiles all vary by lender. A median is context for your own quote, not a ranking and not an offer. Rates here are also a year's worth of closings blended together, while your quote reflects a single day's market.

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Common questions

What mortgage rate did people get in Union County in 2025?

The median interest rate on closed home-purchase loans in Union County, New Jersey in 2025 was 6.5%, across 3,186 first-lien, owner-occupied loans. The middle half of borrowers got between 6% and 6.75%.

Is this a rate I can get today?

No. These are medians of loans that already closed, under those borrowers' credit profiles, loan sizes, discount points, and lock dates. Rates also move daily. The way to learn your own number is to collect Loan Estimates from two or three lenders, which federal rules make close to free.

Why do lenders in the table show different rates?

Partly pricing, partly customer mix. Public HMDA data contains no credit scores, so a lender serving stronger-credit borrowers or larger loans will show a different median than one serving first-time buyers, at identical pricing. Use the table as a map of who is active locally and roughly where they land, not as a ranking.

Where do these numbers come from?

The FFIEC's public HMDA Modified Loan/Application Register, the loan-level data nearly every mortgage lender must file each year, filtered to originated, first-lien, owner-occupied, non-business, non-reverse loans, in groups of at least 5.