Mortgage lender · Charlotte, MI · LEI 54930089XPEJZALBU127

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

Eaton Community Bank earns a D, weaker than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 16.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 27th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

185Applications2025
64.9%Originatedof applications
16.6%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$27MLoan volume1 states

Eaton Community Bank at a glance, 2025

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

13.5%Denial rate (all applications)-4.47 pts vs national
16.6%Denial rate (decided applications)-6.03 pts vs national
64.9%Origination rate+6.83 pts vs national
16.8%Withdrawn by applicant
1.6%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
Median rate spread (pts over APOR)
$135,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$82kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the D 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%

27th16.6% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

24th18.4%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231809717.2%22.5%$14M
202418212215.4%17.6%$21M
202518512013.5%16.6%$27M

What Eaton Community 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 92 50% · 9.8% denied
Refinance 39 21% · 15.4% denied
Home improvement 9 5% · 11.1% denied
Other / HELOC 45 24% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 185 100% · 13.5% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 11 manufactured homes, 18 investment properties.

Why Eaton Community Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 25 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 17 68%
Credit history 4 16%
Collateral 3 12%
Other 1 4%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Eaton Community Bank

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

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k271622.7%
$50k – $100k704218.9%
$100k – $150k402711.8%
$150k – $250k231619.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–34261130.0%
35–44281813.6%
45–54332414.3%
55–64271627.3%
65–7431238.0%

Where Eaton Community Bank lends

1 states and 17 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Michigan18512013.5%#222

Frequently asked questions

Eaton Community Bank denied 16.6% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 27th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Eaton Community Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 68.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 50% of its applications were for home purchases, 21% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 29% 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 Eaton Community Bank. Data sources · Methodology