Dow Credit Union · Michigan · 2025

Dow Credit Union in Michigan: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Dow Credit Union took 541 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #125 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.6% of them and denied 7.8% (11.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

541Applicationsin MI
11.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.75%
$155,000Median loanstate $155,000
$60MVolume50 counties

Dow Credit Union in Michigan vs the state

7.8%Denial rate-10.76 pts vs state
11.1%Decision denial rate-11.53 pts vs state
60.6%Origination rate+0.74 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
1.15Rate spread (pts)+0.75 pts vs state
$101kMedian applicant income
328Loans originated
42Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236704360.5%7.75%#88
20246274181.6%8.06%#98
20255413287.8%7.38%#125

What Dow Credit Union lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 262 48% · 5.3% denied
Refinance 51 9% · 9.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 95 18% · 11.6% denied
Home improvement 61 11% · 13.1% denied
Other / HELOC 72 13% · 5.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 541 100% · 7.8% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 16 38%
Collateral 12 29%
Credit history 11 26%
Other 2 5%
Incomplete application 1 2%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Dow Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Midland County 20612817 8.3%
Saginaw County 83504 4.8%
Bay County 71407 9.9%
Gladwin County 25142 8.0%
Isabella County 1472 14.3%
Clare County 1290 0.0%
Gratiot County 1271 8.3%
Kent County 1062 20.0%
Oakland County 740 0.0%
Wayne County 740 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: 541 applications in 2025, of which 328 were originated and 42 denied.

7.8% of all applications, or 11.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Dow Credit Union originated in Michigan in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Dow Credit Union'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