Freedom Mortgage · Michigan · 2025

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

Freedom Mortgage took 3,515 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #24 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 41.6% of them and denied 9.7% (16.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

3.5kApplicationsin MI
16.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$215,000Median loanstate $155,000
$363MVolume81 counties

Freedom Mortgage in Michigan vs the state

9.7%Denial rate-8.85 pts vs state
16.3%Decision denial rate-6.25 pts vs state
41.6%Origination rate-18.27 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.20 pts vs state
$82kMedian applicant income
1,463Loans originated
340Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,12344317.6%6.75%#63
20242,4541,00012.9%6.38%#35
20253,5151,4639.7%6.25%#24

What Freedom Mortgage lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 119 3% · 10.1% denied
Refinance 1,739 49% · 3.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,644 47% · 15.9% denied
Other / HELOC 13 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 472 13% · 7.8% denied
FHA 1,739 49% · 13.1% denied
VA 1,304 37% · 5.8% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Collateral 163 48%
Credit history 66 19%
Other 45 13%
Debt-to-income ratio 40 12%
Unverifiable information 10 3%
Employment history 8 2%
Insufficient cash 5 1%
Incomplete application 3 1%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Freedom Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 52119765 12.5%
Oakland County 34813128 8.0%
Macomb County 30714026 8.5%
Kent County 2188423 10.6%
Genesee County 1928014 7.3%
Muskegon County 105446 5.7%
Kalamazoo County 93467 7.5%
Ottawa County 93368 8.6%
Monroe County 87385 5.7%
Jackson County 78418 10.3%

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: 3,515 applications in 2025, of which 1,463 were originated and 340 denied.

9.7% of all applications, or 16.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Freedom Mortgage originated in Michigan in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Freedom 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