Empeople Credit Union · Michigan · 2025

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

Empeople Credit Union took 22 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #423 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 40.9% of them and denied 36.4% (47.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

22Applicationsin MI
47.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
5.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$280,000Median loanstate $155,000
$2.5MVolume14 counties

Empeople Credit Union in Michigan vs the state

36.4%Denial rate+17.84 pts vs state
47.1%Decision denial rate+24.48 pts vs state
40.9%Origination rate-18.98 pts vs state
5.75%Median rate-1.00 pts vs state
-0.21Rate spread (pts)-0.61 pts vs state
$122kMedian applicant income
9Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202317125.9%6.56%#450
202415433.3%6.49%#452
202522936.4%5.75%#423

What Empeople Credit Union lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 12 55% · 16.7% denied
Refinance 4 18% · 75.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 18% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 9% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 22 100% · 36.4% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Credit history 2 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 25%
Collateral 2 25%
Incomplete application 1 13%
Other 1 13%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Empeople Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montcalm County 303 100.0%
Kalamazoo County 321 33.3%
Oakland County 312 66.7%
Wayne County 320 0.0%
Lenawee County 110 0.0%
Berrien County 100 0.0%
Washtenaw County 110 0.0%
Manistee County 100 0.0%
Allegan County 101 100.0%
Gratiot County 101 100.0%

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: 22 applications in 2025, of which 9 were originated and 8 denied.

36.4% of all applications, or 47.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Empeople Credit Union originated in Michigan in 2025 was 5.75%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Empeople 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