LAFCU Credit Union · Michigan · 2025

LAFCU Credit Union in Michigan: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

LAFCU Credit Union took 447 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #139 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.2% of them and denied 8.5% (11.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

447Applicationsin MI
11.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
5.88%Median ratestate 6.75%
$105,000Median loanstate $155,000
$47MVolume43 counties

LAFCU Credit Union in Michigan vs the state

8.5%Denial rate-10.02 pts vs state
11.3%Decision denial rate-11.24 pts vs state
64.2%Origination rate+4.32 pts vs state
5.88%Median rate-0.88 pts vs state
-0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.60 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
287Loans originated
38Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202344530612.1%6.89%#118
202445230013.9%7.14%#125
20254472878.5%5.88%#139

What LAFCU Credit Union lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 141 32% · 5.0% denied
Refinance 23 5% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 140 31% · 6.4% denied
Home improvement 79 18% · 13.9% denied
Other / HELOC 64 14% · 17.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 447 100% · 8.5% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 18 47%
Collateral 9 24%
Credit history 8 21%
Other 2 5%
Employment history 1 3%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most LAFCU Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Eaton County 108728 7.4%
Ingham County 99655 5.1%
Shiawassee County 63358 12.7%
Clinton County 43275 11.6%
Livingston County 1292 16.7%
Calhoun County 1151 9.1%
Oakland County 1180 0.0%
Jackson County 851 12.5%
Genesee County 852 25.0%
Ionia County 760 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: 447 applications in 2025, of which 287 were originated and 38 denied.

8.5% of all applications, or 11.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans LAFCU Credit Union originated in Michigan in 2025 was 5.88%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are LAFCU Credit Union'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