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Absolute Home Mortgage
HMDA reporter, headquartered in Fairfield, New Jersey. Record for calendar year 2024.
HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Figures are from the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register; cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Absolute Home Mortgage reported 4,510 mortgage applications under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act for 2024 in 11 states, of which 3,117 became loans it originated, for $1.0bn in total.
Its denial rate, the share of decided applications the lender denied, was 4.1%, below the national rate of 24.3% and below the New Jersey rate of 26.0%. 1,253 applications were withdrawn by the applicant and 5 files were closed for incompleteness; those are not counted in the denial rate.
The median rate spread on its originated loans, the difference between the loan's APR and the average prime offer rate, was 0.5 percentage points (national median 0.3); 6.9% of its originations had a spread of 1.5 points or more.
By loan purpose the originations were mostly home purchase (90%) and refinancing (10%); by loan type, conventional (64%) and FHA (32%).
The largest volumes were in New Jersey (1,684 originations), Florida (517 originations) and Pennsylvania (314 originations).
Applications were down 6% on 2023.
Compared with New Jersey and the nation
| Measure | This lender | New Jersey, all lenders | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate (denied ÷ decided applications) | 4.1% | 26.0% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, percentage points | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 6.9% | 17.7% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $336k | $387k | $329k |
| Home purchase share of originations | 90.1% | 51.0% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share of originations | 31.7% | 11.2% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share of originations | 3.3% | 2.9% | 7.9% |
| Applications withdrawn by applicant | 27.8% | 15.8% | 14.3% |
New Jersey is the lender's largest state by applications. State and national columns cover every HMDA reporter. Rate spread is reported on originated loans only.
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lenderNew JerseyUnited States
| Year | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate | Median spread | LAR records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | 2,581 |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | 3,941 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | 9,767 |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | 11,568 |
| 2022 | 7,509 | 4,458 | $1.5bn | 7.1% | 0.7 | 7,509 |
| 2023 | 4,775 | 3,141 | $1.0bn | 6.3% | 0.6 | 4,775 |
| 2024 | 4,510 | 3,117 | $1.0bn | 4.1% | 0.5 | 4,510 |
Applications, originations and rates are computed from the public LAR for 2022, 2023, 2024; LAR record counts come from each year's transmittal sheet.
Loan purpose and loan type
By purpose
Home purchase 90% (2,808)Refinancing 10% (309)
By type
Conventional 64% (2,004)FHA 32% (988)VA 3% (104)USDA 1% (21)
| Loan type | Applications | Originations | Denied | Denial rate (of applications) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional | 2,886 | 2,004 | 62 | 2.1% |
| FHA-insured | 1,461 | 988 | 63 | 4.3% |
| VA-guaranteed | 134 | 104 | 6 | 4.5% |
| USDA Rural Housing Service or Farm Service Agency guaranteed | 29 | 21 | 3 | 10.3% |
Shares are of originated loans. The per-type denial rate here divides denials by all applications of that type, because decided counts are not kept per type.
Action taken
| HMDA action taken | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Loan originated | 3,117 | 69.1% |
| 2 Application approved but not accepted | 1 | 0.0% |
| 3 Application denied | 134 | 3.0% |
| 4 Application withdrawn by applicant | 1,253 | 27.8% |
| 5 File closed for incompleteness | 5 | 0.1% |
| 6 Purchased loan | 0 | 0.0% |
| 7 Preapproval request denied | 0 | 0.0% |
| 8 Preapproval request approved but not accepted | 0 | 0.0% |
Codes and labels are the HMDA action-taken codes. Applications are codes 1–5; the denial rate divides code 3 by codes 1–3.
Denial reasons as coded
Share of the lender's 134 denials by the first denial reason it coded (outlined bar: all lenders nationally). Lenders may record up to four reasons; only the first is counted here.
States
| State | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate | Median spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 2,440 | 1,684 | $623m | 3.5% | 0.5 |
| Florida | 748 | 517 | $164m | 5.8% | 0.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 429 | 314 | $84m | 4.3% | 0.6 |
| New York | 325 | 240 | $72m | 4.4% | 0.9 |
| Delaware | 131 | 74 | $22m | 6.3% | 0.4 |
| Ohio | 107 | 63 | $13m | 3.1% | 0.8 |
| South Carolina | 75 | 50 | $18m | 5.7% | 0.5 |
| Tennessee | 60 | 44 | $13m | 2.2% | 0.4 |
| North Carolina | 58 | 40 | $10m | 2.4% | 0.7 |
| Georgia | 33 | 25 | $6.0m | 3.8% | — |
| Maryland | 26 | 19 | $5.7m | — | — |
States with at least 25 applications. States with 100 or more link to the lender's page for that state.
Counties
| County | State | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden County | NJ | 340 | 258 | $63m | 3.4% |
| Palm Beach County | FL | 215 | 161 | $53m | 6.4% |
| Burlington County | NJ | 215 | 152 | $46m | 3.8% |
| Middlesex County | NJ | 179 | 131 | $54m | 3.0% |
| Monmouth County | NJ | 175 | 126 | $63m | 1.6% |
| Ocean County | NJ | 163 | 117 | $38m | 1.7% |
| Morris County | NJ | 180 | 114 | $51m | 3.4% |
| Philadelphia County | PA | 152 | 109 | $26m | 4.4% |
| Essex County | NJ | 171 | 98 | $48m | 6.7% |
| Passaic County | NJ | 143 | 91 | $41m | 8.1% |
| Bergen County | NJ | 135 | 85 | $40m | 2.3% |
| Sussex County | NJ | 135 | 85 | $28m | 2.3% |
| Clinton County | NY | 102 | 78 | $15m | 7.1% |
| Warren County | NJ | 92 | 73 | $23m | 1.4% |
| Union County | NJ | 108 | 72 | $35m | 6.5% |
| Mercer County | NJ | 81 | 63 | $18m | 1.6% |
| Gloucester County | NJ | 83 | 61 | $15m | 3.2% |
| New Castle County | DE | 85 | 50 | $15m | 3.8% |
| Broward County | FL | 71 | 46 | $14m | 8.0% |
| Hudson County | NJ | 66 | 43 | $19m | 6.5% |
| Somerset County | NJ | 55 | 41 | $21m | 2.4% |
| Luzerne County | PA | 64 | 40 | $8.5m | 13.0% |
| Brevard County | FL | 59 | 38 | $11m | 5.0% |
Up to 30 counties with at least 50 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Absolute Home Mortgage originate in 2024?
3,117 loans totalling $1.0bn, from 4,510 applications reported under HMDA. It also purchased 0 loans from other institutions, which are counted separately.
What is Absolute Home Mortgage's denial rate and how does it compare?
4.1% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 24.3% nationally and 26.0% in New Jersey. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws; the data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations.
Which counties does Absolute Home Mortgage lend in most?
By originations: Camden County, NJ (258), Palm Beach County, FL (161), Burlington County, NJ (152), Middlesex County, NJ (131) and Monmouth County, NJ (126).
What loan types does Absolute Home Mortgage make?
Conventional 2,004, FHA 988, VA 104 and USDA 21 originations in 2024; by purpose, home purchase 2,808, home improvement 0, refinancing 309, cash-out refinancing 0 and other purpose 0.
What reasons did Absolute Home Mortgage report for denials?
The first denial reason recorded most often was debt-to-income ratio (30), credit history (29) and other (28), as coded by the lender in its HMDA filing.
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register published by the FFIEC and CFPB, with the lender's name from its HMDA transmittal sheet. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Provenance
Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act public loan/application register for 2024 (trend years 2022, 2023, 2024) and transmittal sheets 2018–2024, published by the FFIEC and CFPB at ffiec.cfpb.gov, public domain. Lender identity is the LEI and name on its transmittal sheet. This site was built 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Data through 1 Aug 2026.