Clearedge Lending · Michigan · 2025

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

Clearedge Lending took 37 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #368 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.7% of them and denied 35.1% (41.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

37Applicationsin MI
41.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
7.56%Median ratestate 6.75%
$175,000Median loanstate $155,000
$6.6MVolume11 counties

Clearedge Lending in Michigan vs the state

35.1%Denial rate+16.62 pts vs state
41.9%Decision denial rate+19.36 pts vs state
48.7%Origination rate-11.24 pts vs state
7.56%Median rate+0.81 pts vs state
1.21Rate spread (pts)+0.81 pts vs state
$183kMedian applicant income
18Loans originated
13Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023422326.2%8.63%#346
2024462041.3%7.69%#356
2025371835.1%7.56%#368

What Clearedge Lending lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 15 41% · 26.7% denied
Refinance 7 19% · 71.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 30% · 18.2% denied
Other / HELOC 4 11% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 37 100% · 35.1% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Collateral 10 77%
Incomplete application 1 8%
Credit history 1 8%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 8%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Clearedge Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 1154 36.4%
Oakland County 962 22.2%
Macomb County 421 25.0%
Washtenaw County 201 50.0%
St. Clair County 210 0.0%
Kent County 220 0.0%
Clare County 202 100.0%
Grand Traverse County 211 50.0%
Saginaw County 101 100.0%
Kalamazoo County 101 100.0%

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: 37 applications in 2025, of which 18 were originated and 13 denied.

35.1% of all applications, or 41.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Clearedge Lending originated in Michigan in 2025 was 7.56%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Clearedge 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