Member First Mortgage · Michigan · 2025

Member First Mortgage in Michigan: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Member First Mortgage took 694 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #102 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 45.8% of them and denied 15.3% (23.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

694Applicationsin MI
23.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$175,000Median loanstate $155,000
$92MVolume65 counties

Member First Mortgage in Michigan vs the state

15.3%Denial rate-3.25 pts vs state
23.6%Decision denial rate+0.98 pts vs state
45.8%Origination rate-14.07 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.32Rate spread (pts)-0.08 pts vs state
$91kMedian applicant income
318Loans originated
106Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202355721818.0%6.63%#99
202455219919.2%6.88%#108
202569431815.3%6.50%#102

What Member First Mortgage lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 423 61% · 11.1% denied
Refinance 77 11% · 18.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 167 24% · 24.6% denied
Home improvement 17 2% · 11.8% denied
Other / HELOC 10 1% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 474 68% · 10.1% denied
FHA 194 28% · 28.4% denied
VA 23 3% · 13.0% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 41 39%
Credit history 40 38%
Collateral 11 10%
Other 7 7%
Unverifiable information 3 3%
Insufficient cash 2 2%
Employment history 1 1%
Incomplete application 1 1%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Member First Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 1545541 26.6%
Oakland County 130925 3.8%
Macomb County 50159 18.0%
Calhoun County 34137 20.6%
Washtenaw County 25114 16.0%
Cheboygan County 24104 16.7%
St. Joseph County 20100 0.0%
Genesee County 18122 11.1%
Kalamazoo County 1541 6.7%
Ingham County 1423 21.4%

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: 694 applications in 2025, of which 318 were originated and 106 denied.

15.3% of all applications, or 23.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Member First Mortgage originated in Michigan in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Member First Mortgage'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