Elga Credit Union · Michigan · 2025

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

Elga Credit Union took 773 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #95 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.5% of them and denied 17.1% (19.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

773Applicationsin MI
19.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
8.24%Median ratestate 6.75%
$65,000Median loanstate $155,000
$51MVolume44 counties

Elga Credit Union in Michigan vs the state

17.1%Denial rate-1.44 pts vs state
19.1%Decision denial rate-3.53 pts vs state
69.5%Origination rate+9.58 pts vs state
8.24%Median rate+1.49 pts vs state
2.76Rate spread (pts)+2.36 pts vs state
$72kMedian applicant income
537Loans originated
132Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,12677717.9%7.49%#62
202496865922.0%8.24%#73
202577353717.1%8.24%#95

What Elga Credit Union lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 95 12% · 3.2% denied
Refinance 24 3% · 20.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 152 20% · 13.8% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 501 65% · 20.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 767 99% · 17.2% denied
FHA 6 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 66 51%
Credit history 41 32%
Collateral 12 9%
Other 7 5%
Employment history 1 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Elga Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Genesee County 51535494 18.3%
Lapeer County 77578 10.4%
Saginaw County 29207 24.1%
Oakland County 27204 14.8%
Shiawassee County 20124 20.0%
Bay County 1590 0.0%
Tuscola County 15141 6.7%
Livingston County 963 33.3%
Iosco County 541 20.0%
Roscommon County 531 20.0%

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: 773 applications in 2025, of which 537 were originated and 132 denied.

17.1% of all applications, or 19.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Elga Credit Union originated in Michigan in 2025 was 8.24%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Elga 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