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Who in New Jersey is complaining aboutMortgage?

0.5% of New Jersey complaintsUS share 0.5%

When looking at complaint volume about a company or product, consider company size and/or market share. For example, companies with more customers may have more complaints than companies with fewer customers. The CFPB does not verify every allegation in a complaint before publishing it.Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Complaint Database. A complaint is a consumer's account of a problem; it is not a finding against the company.

New Jersey consumers filed 1,088 complaints under “Mortgage” in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026, up 45% on the 752 of the 12 months before. That is 11.4 per 100,000 residents, above the national 9.30.

The category makes up 0.5% of the state's complaints, against 0.5% nationally. 4.5% of closed complaints ended with monetary or non-monetary relief (4.7% nationally) and 97.2% of responses were timely.

223complaints, last 90 daysdown 20% vs prior 90 days
1,088complaints, last 365 daysup 45% vs prior 365 days
11.4per 100,000 residentsUS 9.30
20,317complaints, all years

Companies with the most Mortgage complaints from New Jersey, with their size

Ordered by complaints from New Jersey consumers in the last 12 months. Size is the company's national figure.

Company (as named by the CFPB)Complaints from NJ, 12 monthsShareCompany size
Shellpoint Partners, LLC14813.6%no public measure
Rocket Mortgage, LLC888.1%663,472 HMDA records
SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC.696.3%no public measure
Freedom Mortgage Company504.6%221,348 HMDA records
Ocwen Financial Corporation494.5%no public measure
Selene Holdings LLC474.3%no public measure
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY454.1%$1.92tn assets
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC.423.9%490,614 HMDA records
LoanCare, LLC393.6%no public measure
Mr. Cooper Group Inc.383.5%no public measure
M&T BANK CORPORATION272.5%$220bn assets
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC262.4%52,599 HMDA records
CrossCountry Mortgage LLC262.4%192,498 HMDA records
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.232.1%$4.09tn assets
BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION232.1%$2.65tn assets
MIDFIRST BANK211.9%$43bn assets
Fay Servicing, LLC201.8%no public measure
PNC Bank N.A.161.5%$610bn assets
TD BANK US HOLDING COMPANY161.5%$375bn assets
FIFTH THIRD FINANCIAL CORPORATION141.3%$299bn assets
All other companies, including those not listed by name26124%—

CFPB: “When looking at complaint volume about a company or product, consider company size and/or market share. For example, companies with more customers may have more complaints than companies with fewer customers.” The CFPB does not verify every allegation in a complaint before publishing it. 13 of the 20 companies in this table have a public size measure. “No public measure” means the company could not be matched by name to a single institution in the FDIC, NCUA or HMDA files, not that it is small.

Issues

Issue (CFPB label)ComplaintsShare
Trouble during payment process54349.9%
Struggling to pay mortgage30628.1%
Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage989%
Closing on a mortgage696.3%
Incorrect information on your report343.1%
Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem302.8%
Problem with fraud alerts or security freezes30.3%
Credit monitoring or identity theft protection services30.3%
Improper use of your report10.1%
Unable to get your credit report or credit score10.1%

How companies responded

MeasureNew Jersey, this productUnited States, this product
Complaints per 100,000 residents, 12 months11.49.30
Closed with monetary or non-monetary relief4.5%4.7%
Responses marked timely97.2%96.9%

Trend

Mortgage complaints from New Jersey in each of the last 24 months. Peak month in view: 121. The hatched month is incomplete.

Other products in New Jersey

Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports · 180,015Debt collection · 7,738Credit card · 3,640Checking or savings account · 3,025Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service · 1,119Vehicle loan or lease · 758Student loan · 670Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan · 520

Questions and answers

How many Mortgage complaints come from New Jersey?

1,088 in the 12 months to 1 Oct 2026, 752 in the 12 months before and 20,317 since 2011.

Is that high for the population?

11.4 per 100,000 residents in New Jersey against 9.30 nationally.

Which issues come up most?

“Trouble during payment process” (49.9%), “Struggling to pay mortgage” (28.1%), “Applying for a mortgage or refinancing an existing mortgage” (9%), “Closing on a mortgage” (6.3%).

Does the CFPB verify complaints?

The CFPB does not verify every allegation in a complaint before publishing it.

Provenance

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Complaint Database, bulk file downloaded 1 Oct 2026, complaints received through 1 Oct 2026. Only coded fields are used (company, product, sub-product, issue, state, dates, company response, timeliness); complaint narratives are never read, stored or shown. Complaints are published once the company responds or after 15 days, so the most recent two to three weeks are incomplete. Size measures: FDIC BankFind (report date 30 Jun 2026), NCUA call reports (30 Jun 2026), HMDA transmittal sheet (2025), Census Bureau population estimates (2025). All are US government works. Search the CFPB database · Methodology · Report an error.