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Comerica Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Comerica Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of home-equity (HELOC) lenders. It turned down 49.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 3rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 1.17 points below the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 87th percentile on pricing. Compared against 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

8.0kApplications2025
39.3%Originatedof applications
49.7%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
5.99%Median ratenational 6.63%
$1.1BLoan volume20 states

Comerica Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

41.8%Denial rate (all applications)+23.77 pts vs national
49.7%Denial rate (decided applications)+27.13 pts vs national
39.3%Origination rate-18.75 pts vs national
8.5%Withdrawn by applicant
7.6%Closed for incompleteness
5.99%Median interest rate-0.63 pts vs national
-1.17Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-1.42 pts vs national
$155,000Median loan amount
$3,760Median total loan costs
$122kMedian applicant income
56%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 412 home-equity (HELOC) lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

3rd49.7% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

87th-1.17 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

31st16.0%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

69th2.43% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20239,8254,03942.4%48.9%5.74%$1.2B
20248,5843,21844.3%52.3%6.49%$852M
20257,9593,12641.8%49.7%5.99%$1.1B

What Comerica Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 481 6% · 19.1% denied
Refinance 2,715 34% · 37.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 261 3% · 25.3% denied
Home improvement 2,466 31% · 46.6% denied
Other / HELOC 2,036 26% · 48.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 7,905 99% · 41.8% denied
FHA 35 0% · 37.1% denied
VA 19 0% · 31.6% denied

Also: 7,183 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 41 manufactured homes, 132 investment properties.

Why Comerica Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 3,323 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 2,159 65%
Credit history 577 17%
Other 305 9%
Collateral 203 6%
Incomplete application 52 2%
Insufficient cash 19 1%
Unverifiable information 6 0%
Employment history 2 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Comerica Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k1,11422673.9%
$50k – $100k1,96769754.3%
$100k – $150k1,32053248.2%
$150k – $250k1,50970641.1%
Over $250k1,65783932.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25281058.3%
25–3432411256.3%
35–441,09944351.3%
45–541,62263751.5%
55–641,91172651.0%
65–741,79974446.0%
Over 741,13343147.8%

Where Comerica Bank lends

20 states and 222 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Michigan3,0641,28640.0%5.99%#30
California2,32497539.7%5.99%#88
Texas2,13966347.6%6.23%#90
Arizona25411140.6%5.99%#157
Florida1516835.8%6.24%#418

Frequently asked questions

Comerica Bank denied 49.7% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 3rd percentile of home-equity (HELOC) lenders.

The most common reason Comerica Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 65.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Comerica Bank originated in 2025 was 5.99%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was -1.17 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 6% of its applications were for home purchases, 37% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 57% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 99% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Comerica Bank. Data sources · Methodology