Lower · Michigan · 2025

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

Lower took 371 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #152 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 41.5% of them and denied 11.1% (20.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

371Applicationsin MI
20.5%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$235,000Median loanstate $155,000
$39MVolume51 counties

Lower in Michigan vs the state

11.1%Denial rate-7.47 pts vs state
20.5%Decision denial rate-2.08 pts vs state
41.5%Origination rate-18.38 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.52Rate spread (pts)+0.12 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
154Loans originated
41Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202321711616.6%7.13%#169
202432115115.0%6.99%#155
202537115411.1%6.75%#152

What Lower lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 77 21% · 5.2% denied
Refinance 84 23% · 17.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 210 57% · 10.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 159 43% · 5.0% denied
FHA 146 39% · 16.4% denied
VA 65 18% · 13.9% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Credit history 21 51%
Debt-to-income ratio 9 22%
Collateral 5 12%
Other 2 5%
Incomplete application 2 5%
Insufficient cash 1 2%
Employment history 1 2%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Lower applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 63259 14.3%
Macomb County 60266 10.0%
Oakland County 48216 12.5%
Kent County 19122 10.5%
Genesee County 1880 0.0%
Kalamazoo County 1351 7.7%
Berrien County 1261 8.3%
Livingston County 1040 0.0%
Ottawa County 1031 10.0%
Ingham County 940 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: 371 applications in 2025, of which 154 were originated and 41 denied.

11.1% of all applications, or 20.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

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

About this data. Figures are Lower'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