First Federal Bank · Michigan · 2025

First Federal Bank in Michigan: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Federal Bank took 106 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #266 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 46.2% of them and denied 18.9% (28.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

106Applicationsin MI
28.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$295,000Median loanstate $155,000
$16MVolume33 counties

First Federal Bank in Michigan vs the state

18.9%Denial rate+0.35 pts vs state
28.6%Decision denial rate+5.99 pts vs state
46.2%Origination rate-13.66 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.54 pts vs state
$126kMedian applicant income
49Loans originated
20Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202327177.4%6.50%#391
202474399.5%6.00%#301
20251064918.9%6.25%#266

What First Federal Bank lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 84 79% · 19.1% denied
Refinance 12 11% · 8.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 8% · 33.3% denied
Other / HELOC 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 77 73% · 16.9% denied
FHA 13 12% · 46.2% denied
VA 16 15% · 6.3% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Incomplete application 8 40%
Credit history 3 15%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 15%
Collateral 2 10%
Other 2 10%
Unverifiable information 1 5%
Insufficient cash 1 5%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most First Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Oakland County 23114 17.4%
Wayne County 1246 50.0%
Kent County 732 28.6%
Ottawa County 630 0.0%
Genesee County 631 16.7%
Macomb County 531 20.0%
Allegan County 430 0.0%
Eaton County 421 25.0%
Ingham County 420 0.0%
Mecosta County 430 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: 106 applications in 2025, of which 49 were originated and 20 denied.

18.9% of all applications, or 28.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans First Federal Bank originated in Michigan in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First Federal Bank'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