Guaranteed Rate · Michigan · 2025

Guaranteed Rate in Michigan: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Guaranteed Rate took 3,014 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #33 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.6% of them and denied 5.2% (8.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

3.0kApplicationsin MI
8.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$225,000Median loanstate $155,000
$504MVolume76 counties

Guaranteed Rate in Michigan vs the state

5.2%Denial rate-13.31 pts vs state
8.2%Decision denial rate-14.37 pts vs state
56.6%Origination rate-3.25 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.38Rate spread (pts)-0.02 pts vs state
$102kMedian applicant income
1,707Loans originated
157Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,0081,0463.9%6.75%#37
20241,7851,0757.5%6.65%#45
20253,0141,7075.2%6.63%#33

What Guaranteed Rate lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,913 63% · 2.8% denied
Refinance 434 14% · 3.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 485 16% · 9.9% denied
Home improvement 72 2% · 19.4% denied
Other / HELOC 110 4% · 25.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,296 76% · 4.6% denied
FHA 544 18% · 7.9% denied
VA 164 5% · 4.9% denied
USDA / RHS 10 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 42 27%
Credit history 38 24%
Incomplete application 24 15%
Other 22 14%
Collateral 18 11%
Insufficient cash 6 4%
Unverifiable information 6 4%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Guaranteed Rate applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 65137133 5.1%
Macomb County 49328736 7.3%
Oakland County 47428614 3.0%
Berrien County 101553 3.0%
Kent County 99544 4.0%
Genesee County 73364 5.5%
St. Clair County 69382 2.9%
Saginaw County 68435 7.4%
Midland County 66365 7.6%
Washtenaw County 64291 1.6%

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: 3,014 applications in 2025, of which 1,707 were originated and 157 denied.

5.2% of all applications, or 8.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Guaranteed Rate originated in Michigan in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Guaranteed Rate'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