Bank of America · Michigan · 2025

Bank of America in Michigan: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Bank of America took 4,464 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #15 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 43.4% of them and denied 31.9% (42.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

4.5kApplicationsin MI
42.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
5.99%Median ratestate 6.75%
$105,000Median loanstate $155,000
$442MVolume78 counties

Bank of America in Michigan vs the state

31.9%Denial rate+13.42 pts vs state
42.1%Decision denial rate+19.47 pts vs state
43.4%Origination rate-16.45 pts vs state
5.99%Median rate-0.76 pts vs state
0.84Rate spread (pts)+0.44 pts vs state
$95kMedian applicant income
1,939Loans originated
1,426Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,8481,88946.4%6.99%#12
20244,2941,67337.1%6.99%#15
20254,4641,93931.9%5.99%#15

What Bank of America lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,102 25% · 16.9% denied
Refinance 664 15% · 25.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 68 2% · 20.6% denied
Home improvement 1,629 36% · 42.7% denied
Other / HELOC 1,001 22% · 36.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,417 99% · 32.0% denied
FHA 39 1% · 33.3% denied
VA 8 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Credit history 770 54%
Debt-to-income ratio 420 29%
Collateral 136 10%
Unverifiable information 42 3%
Other 40 3%
Insufficient cash 8 1%
Employment history 7 0%
Incomplete application 3 0%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Bank of America applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 1,165401501 43.0%
Oakland County 1,080536267 24.7%
Macomb County 729364186 25.5%
Washtenaw County 26013760 23.1%
Kent County 2018162 30.8%
Livingston County 1447135 24.3%
Ingham County 762832 42.1%
Genesee County 662334 51.5%
St. Clair County 552714 25.5%
Kalamazoo County 421815 35.7%

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: 4,464 applications in 2025, of which 1,939 were originated and 1,426 denied.

31.9% of all applications, or 42.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Bank of America originated in Michigan in 2025 was 5.99%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Bank of America'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