City Lending · Michigan · 2025

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

City Lending took 7 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #552 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.1% of them and denied 28.6% (33.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

7Applicationsin MI
33.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.75%
$155,000Median loanstate $155,000
$920kVolume4 counties

City Lending in Michigan vs the state

28.6%Denial rate+10.05 pts vs state
33.3%Decision denial rate+10.75 pts vs state
57.1%Origination rate-2.75 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
1.26Rate spread (pts)+0.86 pts vs state
$102kMedian applicant income
4Loans originated
2Denied

What City Lending lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6 86% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 14% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3 43% · 33.3% denied
FHA 4 57% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Other 2 100%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most City Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Oakland County 312 66.7%
Wayne County 210 0.0%
Cheboygan County 110 0.0%
Barry County 110 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: 7 applications in 2025, of which 4 were originated and 2 denied.

28.6% of all applications, or 33.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans City Lending originated in Michigan in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are City 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