Foundation Mortgage · Michigan · 2025

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

Foundation Mortgage took 26 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #403 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.9% of them and denied 15.4% (15.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

26Applicationsin MI
15.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
7.88%Median ratestate 6.75%
$255,000Median loanstate $155,000
$4.4MVolume13 counties

Foundation Mortgage in Michigan vs the state

15.4%Denial rate-3.14 pts vs state
15.4%Decision denial rate-7.20 pts vs state
53.9%Origination rate-6.04 pts vs state
7.88%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
0.86Rate spread (pts)+0.46 pts vs state
$26kMedian applicant income
14Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202328140.0%9.88%#387
2024431725.6%8.38%#360
2025261415.4%7.88%#403

What Foundation Mortgage lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 19 73% · 10.5% denied
Refinance 7 27% · 28.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 26 100% · 15.4% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Collateral 3 75%
Unverifiable information 1 25%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Foundation Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 830 0.0%
Ingham County 420 0.0%
Otsego County 211 50.0%
Oakland County 220 0.0%
Kent County 211 50.0%
Macomb County 100 0.0%
Wexford County 101 100.0%
Van Buren County 110 0.0%
Washtenaw County 110 0.0%
Eaton 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: 26 applications in 2025, of which 14 were originated and 4 denied.

15.4% of all applications, or 15.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Foundation Mortgage originated in Michigan in 2025 was 7.88%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Foundation 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