Horizon Bank · Michigan · 2025

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

Horizon Bank took 1,144 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #66 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.3% of them and denied 21.3% (23.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

1.1kApplicationsin MI
23.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.75%
$155,000Median loanstate $155,000
$227MVolume58 counties

Horizon Bank in Michigan vs the state

21.3%Denial rate+2.81 pts vs state
23.2%Decision denial rate+0.66 pts vs state
67.3%Origination rate+7.42 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
-0.24Rate spread (pts)-0.64 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
770Loans originated
244Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,20476125.3%6.89%#58
20241,05768623.9%6.99%#70
20251,14477021.3%6.13%#66

What Horizon Bank lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 389 34% · 9.0% denied
Refinance 256 22% · 21.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 75 7% · 22.7% denied
Home improvement 315 28% · 29.8% denied
Other / HELOC 109 10% · 40.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,098 96% · 21.4% denied
FHA 35 3% · 25.7% denied
VA 11 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 100 41%
Credit history 71 29%
Collateral 38 16%
Incomplete application 23 9%
Other 8 3%
Unverifiable information 2 1%
Insufficient cash 2 1%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Horizon Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Berrien County 18811848 25.5%
Kalamazoo County 1219017 14.0%
Wexford County 1088014 13.0%
Kent County 814918 22.2%
Mecosta County 483412 25.0%
Missaukee County 463311 23.9%
St. Joseph County 36276 16.7%
Midland County 35275 14.3%
Allegan County 33234 12.1%
Ottawa County 33276 18.2%

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: 1,144 applications in 2025, of which 770 were originated and 244 denied.

21.3% of all applications, or 23.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Horizon Bank originated in Michigan in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Horizon 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