21st Mortgage · Michigan · 2025

21st Mortgage in Michigan: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

21st Mortgage took 7,424 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #6 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 21.9% of them and denied 53.4% (70.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

7.4kApplicationsin MI
70.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
11.04%Median ratestate 6.75%
$65,000Median loanstate $155,000
$111MVolume71 counties

21st Mortgage in Michigan vs the state

53.4%Denial rate+34.86 pts vs state
70.2%Decision denial rate+47.66 pts vs state
21.9%Origination rate-38.03 pts vs state
11.04%Median rate+4.29 pts vs state
5.58Rate spread (pts)+5.18 pts vs state
$57kMedian applicant income
1,623Loans originated
3,963Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236,5811,81746.5%10.20%#9
20248,2492,16247.6%10.99%#6
20257,4241,62353.4%11.04%#6

What 21st Mortgage lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7,224 97% · 53.0% denied
Refinance 98 1% · 67.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 42 1% · 81.0% denied
Home improvement 41 1% · 73.2% denied
Other / HELOC 19 0% · 42.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 7,424 100% · 53.4% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Credit history 2,743 69%
Debt-to-income ratio 843 21%
Incomplete application 122 3%
Insufficient cash 103 3%
Collateral 72 2%
Unverifiable information 45 1%
Other 33 1%
Employment history 2 0%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most 21st Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Oakland County 1,024247537 52.4%
Macomb County 998237519 52.0%
Wayne County 907178518 57.1%
Kent County 685147361 52.7%
Kalamazoo County 31761184 58.0%
St. Clair County 29067183 63.1%
Washtenaw County 24650134 54.5%
Ottawa County 24159107 44.4%
Monroe County 22652122 54.0%
Genesee County 21451113 52.8%

Other large lenders in Michigan

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 30,64416.3%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 29,33011.7%6.60%
The Huntington National BankD 20,04730.0%7.49%
Lake Michigan Credit UnionA 16,6625.6%6.75%
Fifth Third BankD 11,17626.4%7.50%
Citizens BankC 6,59229.0%7.65%
Triad Financial ServicesD 6,42656.1%8.49%
Union Home MortgageB 5,3034.3%6.75%
PNC BankD 5,16126.3%7.36%
NewrezD 4,95818.5%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

Michigan: 7,424 applications in 2025, of which 1,623 were originated and 3,963 denied.

53.4% of all applications, or 70.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans 21st Mortgage originated in Michigan in 2025 was 11.04%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are 21st Mortgage's own HMDA filing for properties located in Michigan, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology