Lake Michigan Credit Union · Michigan · 2025

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

Lake Michigan Credit Union took 16,662 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #4 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.2% of them and denied 5.6% (6.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

17kApplicationsin MI
6.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$195,000Median loanstate $155,000
$3.5BVolume76 counties

Lake Michigan Credit Union in Michigan vs the state

5.6%Denial rate-12.88 pts vs state
6.6%Decision denial rate-15.97 pts vs state
77.2%Origination rate+17.32 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.01Rate spread (pts)-0.39 pts vs state
$116kMedian applicant income
12,864Loans originated
939Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202313,2389,8948.4%7.24%#4
202414,29710,9187.9%6.88%#4
202516,66212,8645.6%6.75%#4

What Lake Michigan Credit Union lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 8,365 50% · 2.7% denied
Refinance 2,539 15% · 6.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 452 3% · 8.4% denied
Home improvement 3,579 21% · 8.5% denied
Other / HELOC 1,727 10% · 12.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 16,108 97% · 5.5% denied
FHA 409 2% · 12.0% denied
VA 129 1% · 3.1% denied
USDA / RHS 16 0% · 12.5% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 448 48%
Collateral 285 30%
Credit history 157 17%
Other 26 3%
Unverifiable information 9 1%
Insufficient cash 8 1%
Employment history 5 1%
Incomplete application 1 0%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Lake Michigan Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Kent County 5,4474,249284 5.2%
Ottawa County 2,5081,951147 5.9%
Oakland County 1,3171,03164 4.9%
Muskegon County 1,03478871 6.9%
Kalamazoo County 78561437 4.7%
Allegan County 64748946 7.1%
Wayne County 60845135 5.8%
Washtenaw County 42432717 4.0%
Macomb County 33825923 6.8%
Grand Traverse County 31524220 6.3%

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%
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%
NewrezD 4,95818.5%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

Michigan: 16,662 applications in 2025, of which 12,864 were originated and 939 denied.

5.6% of all applications, or 6.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

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

About this data. Figures are Lake Michigan 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