Mortgage lender · Hillsdale, MI · LEI 549300W07W12OUENKR02

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

County National Bank earns a C, in line with the typical performance of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 11.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 41st percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

368Applications2025
69.6%Originatedof applications
11.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$85MLoan volume8 states

County National Bank at a glance, 2025

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

9.5%Denial rate (all applications)-8.47 pts vs national
11.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-10.73 pts vs national
69.6%Origination rate+11.54 pts vs national
19.3%Withdrawn by applicant
0.5%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$175,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$96kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

41st11.9% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

20th19.8%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233582769.5%10.9%6.88%$74M
202432625010.4%11.9%$59M
20253682569.5%11.9%$85M

What County National 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 242 66% · 7.0% denied
Refinance 37 10% · 16.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 52 14% · 9.6% denied
Home improvement 10 3% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 27 7% · 25.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 368 100% · 9.5% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 15 manufactured homes, 75 investment properties.

Why County National Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 35 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 19 54%
Credit history 11 31%
Collateral 3 9%
Incomplete application 2 6%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at County National Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k613434.6%
$50k – $100k997111.0%
$100k – $150k704611.1%
$150k – $250k53330.0%
Over $250k31253.9%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 25211412.5%
25–3462407.0%
35–44664217.3%
45–54694715.8%
55–64654213.7%
65–74281818.2%

Where County National Bank lends

8 states and 34 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Michigan3592499.8%#155

Frequently asked questions

County National Bank denied 11.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 41st percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason County National Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 54.3% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 66% of its applications were for home purchases, 24% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 10% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% 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 County National Bank. Data sources · Methodology