First Financial Bank · Michigan · 2025

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

First Financial Bank took 16 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #467 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.3% of them and denied 6.3% (10.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

16Applicationsin MI
10.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$280,000Median loanstate $155,000
$3.7MVolume10 counties

First Financial Bank in Michigan vs the state

6.3%Denial rate-12.27 pts vs state
10.0%Decision denial rate-12.58 pts vs state
56.3%Origination rate-3.64 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.54Rate spread (pts)+0.14 pts vs state
$308kMedian applicant income
9Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202319942.1%7.38%#435
2024181033.3%7.12%#438
20251696.3%6.75%#467

What First Financial Bank lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 7 44% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 1 6% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 13% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 3 19% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 3 19% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 16 100% · 6.3% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most First Financial Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Kent County 421 25.0%
Antrim County 330 0.0%
Oakland County 210 0.0%
Saginaw County 100 0.0%
Gogebic County 100 0.0%
Allegan County 100 0.0%
Berrien County 110 0.0%
Kalamazoo County 100 0.0%
Ottawa County 110 0.0%
Leelanau County 110 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: 16 applications in 2025, of which 9 were originated and 1 denied.

6.3% of all applications, or 10.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

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

About this data. Figures are First Financial 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