Hometown Equity Mortgage · Michigan · 2025

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

Hometown Equity Mortgage took 123 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #248 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 38.2% of them and denied 57.7% (60.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

123Applicationsin MI
60.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$185,000Median loanstate $155,000
$11MVolume27 counties

Hometown Equity Mortgage in Michigan vs the state

57.7%Denial rate+39.20 pts vs state
60.2%Decision denial rate+37.59 pts vs state
38.2%Origination rate-21.68 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
0.98Rate spread (pts)+0.58 pts vs state
$119kMedian applicant income
47Loans originated
71Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023721747.2%7.50%#302
2024582355.2%8.25%#332
20251234757.7%7.50%#248

What Hometown Equity Mortgage lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 47 38% · 53.2% denied
Refinance 17 14% · 70.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 59 48% · 57.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 116 94% · 56.9% denied
FHA 7 6% · 71.4% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Incomplete application 49 69%
Credit history 8 11%
Collateral 8 11%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 4%
Unverifiable information 2 3%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Hometown Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 431428 65.1%
Macomb County 20118 40.0%
Oakland County 20416 80.0%
Charlevoix County 403 75.0%
St. Clair County 321 33.3%
Monroe County 303 100.0%
Genesee County 210 0.0%
Van Buren County 211 50.0%
Baraga County 202 100.0%
Lenawee County 220 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: 123 applications in 2025, of which 47 were originated and 71 denied.

57.7% of all applications, or 60.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Hometown Equity Mortgage originated in Michigan in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Hometown Equity 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