Independent Bank · Michigan · 2025

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

Independent Bank took 3,340 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #26 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.6% of them and denied 15.0% (18.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

3.3kApplicationsin MI
18.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.75%
$165,000Median loanstate $155,000
$613MVolume71 counties

Independent Bank in Michigan vs the state

15.0%Denial rate-3.52 pts vs state
18.0%Decision denial rate-4.59 pts vs state
67.6%Origination rate+7.68 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.24Rate spread (pts)-0.16 pts vs state
$101kMedian applicant income
2,257Loans originated
501Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,5102,32215.3%7.13%#18
20243,3762,27016.8%7.00%#23
20253,3402,25715.0%6.88%#26

What Independent Bank lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,581 47% · 5.2% denied
Refinance 459 14% · 14.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 177 5% · 15.8% denied
Home improvement 699 21% · 27.6% denied
Other / HELOC 424 13% · 30.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,189 95% · 14.9% denied
FHA 127 4% · 18.9% denied
VA 24 1% · 4.2% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 265 53%
Credit history 150 30%
Collateral 57 11%
Other 20 4%
Employment history 3 1%
Insufficient cash 3 1%
Unverifiable information 2 0%
Incomplete application 1 0%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Independent Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Kent County 45133360 13.3%
Wayne County 32623240 12.3%
Oakland County 29019832 11.0%
Ottawa County 1461088 5.5%
Saginaw County 1429227 19.0%
Grand Traverse County 13510315 11.1%
Ionia County 1307725 19.2%
Newaygo County 1267923 18.3%
Bay County 1167525 21.6%
Montcalm County 1166324 20.7%

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: 3,340 applications in 2025, of which 2,257 were originated and 501 denied.

15.0% of all applications, or 18.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Independent Bank originated in Michigan in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Independent 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