Discover Bank · Michigan · 2025

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

Discover Bank took 1,764 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #50 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 12.4% of them and denied 56.0% (81.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

1.8kApplicationsin MI
81.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
8.91%Median ratestate 6.75%
$55,000Median loanstate $155,000
$17MVolume78 counties

Discover Bank in Michigan vs the state

56.0%Denial rate+37.49 pts vs state
81.3%Decision denial rate+58.74 pts vs state
12.4%Origination rate-47.48 pts vs state
8.91%Median rate+2.16 pts vs state
2.26Rate spread (pts)+1.86 pts vs state
$92kMedian applicant income
219Loans originated
988Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235,75077346.3%9.74%#10
20245,56687451.4%8.94%#9
20251,76421956.0%8.91%#50

What Discover Bank lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 93 5% · 55.9% denied
Refinance 319 18% · 53.3% denied
Home improvement 456 26% · 48.9% denied
Other / HELOC 896 51% · 60.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,764 100% · 56.0% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Credit history 512 52%
Debt-to-income ratio 127 13%
Incomplete application 127 13%
Collateral 115 12%
Other 99 10%
Unverifiable information 8 1%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Discover Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 33426213 63.8%
Oakland County 26834136 50.7%
Macomb County 1672492 55.1%
Kent County 1131566 58.4%
Genesee County 711242 59.2%
Washtenaw County 58435 60.3%
Livingston County 54924 44.4%
Ottawa County 40823 57.5%
St. Clair County 38423 60.5%
Ingham County 38721 55.3%

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: 1,764 applications in 2025, of which 219 were originated and 988 denied.

56.0% of all applications, or 81.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Discover Bank originated in Michigan in 2025 was 8.91%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Discover 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