BMO Bank · Michigan · 2025

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

BMO Bank took 48 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #355 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.8% of them and denied 37.5% (43.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

48Applicationsin MI
43.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$205,000Median loanstate $155,000
$14MVolume26 counties

BMO Bank in Michigan vs the state

37.5%Denial rate+18.98 pts vs state
43.9%Decision denial rate+21.32 pts vs state
45.8%Origination rate-14.06 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.71Rate spread (pts)+0.31 pts vs state
$185kMedian applicant income
22Loans originated
18Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231125129.5%7.13%#255
20241365531.6%7.38%#236
2025482237.5%7.50%#355

What BMO Bank lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 15 31% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 3 6% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 6% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 11 23% · 63.6% denied
Other / HELOC 16 33% · 68.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 48 100% · 37.5% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 9 50%
Other 6 33%
Credit history 2 11%
Collateral 1 6%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most BMO Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Oakland County 1055 50.0%
Berrien County 530 0.0%
Menominee County 320 0.0%
Wayne County 303 100.0%
Gogebic County 220 0.0%
Iron County 200 0.0%
Dickinson County 211 50.0%
Cass County 202 100.0%
Kent County 201 50.0%
Mackinac County 100 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: 48 applications in 2025, of which 22 were originated and 18 denied.

37.5% of all applications, or 43.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans BMO Bank originated in Michigan in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are BMO Bank'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