First Colony Mortgage · Michigan · 2025

First Colony Mortgage in Michigan: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Colony Mortgage took 225 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #198 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.0% of them and denied 4.4% (5.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

225Applicationsin MI
5.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$235,000Median loanstate $155,000
$34MVolume34 counties

First Colony Mortgage in Michigan vs the state

4.4%Denial rate-14.08 pts vs state
5.9%Decision denial rate-16.66 pts vs state
60.0%Origination rate+0.11 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.33Rate spread (pts)-0.07 pts vs state
$82kMedian applicant income
135Loans originated
10Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202320175.0%7.38%#428
20241741178.6%6.75%#209
20252251354.4%6.50%#198

What First Colony Mortgage lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 173 77% · 3.5% denied
Refinance 27 12% · 3.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 25 11% · 12.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 129 57% · 2.3% denied
FHA 63 28% · 7.9% denied
VA 16 7% · 6.3% denied
USDA / RHS 17 8% · 5.9% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 5 50%
Incomplete application 3 30%
Credit history 1 10%
Other 1 10%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most First Colony Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Menominee County 42264 9.5%
Kent County 2072 10.0%
Kalamazoo County 20101 5.0%
Jackson County 19160 0.0%
Ottawa County 1691 6.3%
Washtenaw County 15111 6.7%
Oakland County 1280 0.0%
Genesee County 1180 0.0%
Macomb County 830 0.0%
Wayne County 631 16.7%

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: 225 applications in 2025, of which 135 were originated and 10 denied.

4.4% of all applications, or 5.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans First Colony Mortgage originated in Michigan in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First Colony Mortgage'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