First State Bank · Michigan · 2025

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

First State Bank took 1,150 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #65 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 87.0% of them and denied 4.2% (4.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

1.2kApplicationsin MI
4.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$225,000Median loanstate $155,000
$263MVolume42 counties

First State Bank in Michigan vs the state

4.2%Denial rate-14.35 pts vs state
4.5%Decision denial rate-18.05 pts vs state
87.0%Origination rate+27.07 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.18Rate spread (pts)-0.21 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
1,000Loans originated
48Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,15795712.6%6.75%#59
20241,2831,0969.0%6.75%#59
20251,1501,0004.2%6.63%#65

What First State Bank lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 877 76% · 2.7% denied
Refinance 91 8% · 4.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 36 3% · 8.3% denied
Other / HELOC 146 13% · 11.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,027 89% · 3.7% denied
FHA 105 9% · 7.6% denied
VA 18 2% · 11.1% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Collateral 18 38%
Debt-to-income ratio 13 27%
Insufficient cash 6 13%
Other 4 8%
Incomplete application 3 6%
Unverifiable information 2 4%
Employment history 1 2%
Credit history 1 2%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most First State Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Macomb County 42737822 5.2%
Oakland County 20918010 4.8%
Genesee County 1581354 2.5%
St. Clair County 96822 2.1%
Wayne County 81715 6.2%
Livingston County 37282 5.4%
Lapeer County 31281 3.2%
Saginaw County 12100 0.0%
Washtenaw County 10100 0.0%
Roscommon County 870 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: 1,150 applications in 2025, of which 1,000 were originated and 48 denied.

4.2% of all applications, or 4.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans First State Bank originated in Michigan in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are First State 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