American Financing · Michigan · 2025

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

American Financing took 556 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #121 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 20.0% of them and denied 44.4% (59.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

556Applicationsin MI
59.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.75%
$160,000Median loanstate $155,000
$19MVolume71 counties

American Financing in Michigan vs the state

44.4%Denial rate+25.90 pts vs state
59.5%Decision denial rate+36.94 pts vs state
20.0%Origination rate-39.93 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.19 pts vs state
$74kMedian applicant income
111Loans originated
247Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232855444.9%6.50%#153
202446011050.2%5.99%#122
202555611144.4%6.13%#121

What American Financing lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 23 4% · 8.7% denied
Refinance 114 21% · 63.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 383 69% · 42.3% denied
Other / HELOC 36 6% · 30.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 222 40% · 34.2% denied
FHA 311 56% · 53.1% denied
VA 23 4% · 26.1% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Credit history 79 32%
Other 73 30%
Collateral 40 16%
Debt-to-income ratio 35 14%
Incomplete application 9 4%
Unverifiable information 7 3%
Employment history 3 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most American Financing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 641031 48.4%
Macomb County 39522 56.4%
Oakland County 39518 46.2%
Kent County 38714 36.8%
Genesee County 34517 50.0%
Calhoun County 1949 47.4%
Muskegon County 1537 46.7%
Monroe County 1547 46.7%
Washtenaw County 1433 21.4%
Ottawa County 1336 46.2%

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: 556 applications in 2025, of which 111 were originated and 247 denied.

44.4% of all applications, or 59.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans American Financing originated in Michigan in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are American Financing'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