Kind Lending · Michigan · 2025

Kind Lending in Michigan: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Kind Lending took 674 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #104 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.2% of them and denied 32.8% (37.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

674Applicationsin MI
37.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.75%
$185,000Median loanstate $155,000
$85MVolume55 counties

Kind Lending in Michigan vs the state

32.8%Denial rate+14.27 pts vs state
37.2%Decision denial rate+14.63 pts vs state
54.2%Origination rate-5.74 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.25 pts vs state
0.81Rate spread (pts)+0.41 pts vs state
$91kMedian applicant income
365Loans originated
221Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231597538.4%6.99%#211
202431516033.3%6.88%#157
202567436532.8%7.00%#104

What Kind Lending lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 485 72% · 30.7% denied
Refinance 52 8% · 36.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 88 13% · 35.2% denied
Home improvement 43 6% · 46.5% denied
Other / HELOC 6 1% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 429 64% · 33.3% denied
FHA 222 33% · 32.9% denied
VA 15 2% · 20.0% denied
USDA / RHS 8 1% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Unverifiable information 70 32%
Other 66 30%
Insufficient cash 37 17%
Collateral 30 14%
Credit history 12 5%
Employment history 4 2%
Incomplete application 2 1%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Kind Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 23212281 34.9%
Oakland County 1036125 24.3%
Macomb County 763826 34.2%
Genesee County 25128 32.0%
Livingston County 17132 11.8%
Grand Traverse County 1248 66.7%
Ingham County 1293 25.0%
Kent County 1264 33.3%
Kalamazoo County 1063 30.0%
Alpena County 1044 40.0%

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: 674 applications in 2025, of which 365 were originated and 221 denied.

32.8% of all applications, or 37.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Kind Lending originated in Michigan in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Kind Lending'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