American Heritage Lending · Michigan · 2025

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

American Heritage Lending took 294 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #173 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.6% of them and denied 6.5% (9.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

294Applicationsin MI
9.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.75%
$135,000Median loanstate $155,000
$23MVolume36 counties

American Heritage Lending in Michigan vs the state

6.5%Denial rate-12.06 pts vs state
9.0%Decision denial rate-13.62 pts vs state
45.6%Origination rate-14.31 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
1.27Rate spread (pts)+0.87 pts vs state
$85kMedian applicant income
134Loans originated
19Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231837913.1%9.63%#188
202425711613.2%8.25%#180
20252941346.5%7.38%#173

What American Heritage Lending lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 98 33% · 7.1% denied
Refinance 53 18% · 11.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 143 49% · 4.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 294 100% · 6.5% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Collateral 10 53%
Other 5 26%
Credit history 2 11%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 5%
Insufficient cash 1 5%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most American Heritage Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 1515813 8.6%
Oakland County 30102 6.7%
Macomb County 1772 11.8%
Washtenaw County 960 0.0%
Ingham County 920 0.0%
Genesee County 980 0.0%
Saginaw County 880 0.0%
Kent County 520 0.0%
St. Clair County 530 0.0%
Monroe County 410 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: 294 applications in 2025, of which 134 were originated and 19 denied.

6.5% of all applications, or 9.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans American Heritage Lending originated in Michigan in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are American Heritage Lending'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