American Financial Resources · Michigan · 2025

American Financial Resources in Michigan: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Financial Resources took 422 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #142 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.6% of them and denied 4.3% (5.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

422Applicationsin MI
5.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$215,000Median loanstate $155,000
$74MVolume57 counties

American Financial Resources in Michigan vs the state

4.3%Denial rate-14.25 pts vs state
5.4%Decision denial rate-17.21 pts vs state
74.6%Origination rate+14.75 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.48Rate spread (pts)+0.08 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
315Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231166020.7%7.25%#250
20242041357.8%6.88%#191
20254223154.3%6.63%#142

What American Financial Resources lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 313 74% · 3.5% denied
Refinance 62 15% · 3.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 47 11% · 10.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 199 47% · 1.5% denied
FHA 172 41% · 6.4% denied
VA 36 9% · 8.3% denied
USDA / RHS 15 4% · 6.7% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 9 50%
Credit history 5 28%
Other 2 11%
Collateral 2 11%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most American Financial Resources applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 56382 3.6%
Oakland County 44310 0.0%
Macomb County 38331 2.6%
Genesee County 29241 3.4%
Kent County 24210 0.0%
Muskegon County 24151 4.2%
Ingham County 21162 9.5%
Newaygo County 1582 13.3%
Calhoun County 13110 0.0%
Livingston County 1290 0.0%

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%
21st MortgageF 7,42453.4%11.04%
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%

Frequently asked questions

Michigan: 422 applications in 2025, of which 315 were originated and 18 denied.

4.3% of all applications, or 5.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans American Financial Resources originated in Michigan in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are American Financial Resources'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