Lendage · Michigan · 2025

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

Lendage took 623 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #111 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 73.5% of them and denied 11.7% (12.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

623Applicationsin MI
12.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
11.00%Median ratestate 6.75%
$55,000Median loanstate $155,000
$29MVolume59 counties

Lendage in Michigan vs the state

11.7%Denial rate-6.80 pts vs state
12.6%Decision denial rate-9.97 pts vs state
73.5%Origination rate+13.63 pts vs state
11.00%Median rate+4.25 pts vs state
5.07Rate spread (pts)+4.68 pts vs state
$107kMedian applicant income
458Loans originated
73Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202328118717.1%13.75%#154
202446032015.9%12.75%#123
202562345811.7%11.00%#111

What Lendage lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Refinance 127 20% · 6.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 11 2% · 63.6% denied
Home improvement 88 14% · 8.0% denied
Other / HELOC 397 64% · 12.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 623 100% · 11.7% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Credit history 23 32%
Debt-to-income ratio 19 26%
Other 18 25%
Collateral 10 14%
Unverifiable information 3 4%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Lendage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 95719 9.5%
Oakland County 936910 10.8%
Macomb County 81578 9.9%
Kent County 42314 9.5%
Genesee County 28231 3.6%
Ottawa County 23173 13.0%
Livingston County 21155 23.8%
St. Clair County 20152 10.0%
Muskegon County 18113 16.7%
Monroe County 1594 26.7%

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: 623 applications in 2025, of which 458 were originated and 73 denied.

11.7% of all applications, or 12.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Lendage originated in Michigan in 2025 was 11.00%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Lendage'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