Mercantile Bank · Michigan · 2025

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

Mercantile Bank took 3,041 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #32 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.1% of them and denied 12.5% (15.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

3.0kApplicationsin MI
15.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$205,000Median loanstate $155,000
$607MVolume78 counties

Mercantile Bank in Michigan vs the state

12.5%Denial rate-6.02 pts vs state
15.2%Decision denial rate-7.34 pts vs state
69.1%Origination rate+9.20 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.31Rate spread (pts)-0.09 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
2,101Loans originated
380Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,2831,53316.3%7.13%#32
20243,0332,10312.6%6.88%#27
20253,0412,10112.5%6.75%#32

What Mercantile Bank lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,630 54% · 7.7% denied
Refinance 401 13% · 11.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 251 8% · 22.7% denied
Home improvement 423 14% · 19.2% denied
Other / HELOC 336 11% · 21.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,840 93% · 11.7% denied
FHA 193 6% · 23.8% denied
USDA / RHS 8 0% · 12.5% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 148 39%
Credit history 131 34%
Collateral 63 17%
Employment history 11 3%
Other 11 3%
Unverifiable information 9 2%
Insufficient cash 6 2%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 0%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Mercantile Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Kent County 68648962 9.0%
Ottawa County 30922131 10.0%
Emmet County 20515614 6.8%
Isabella County 15511318 11.6%
Ionia County 1198018 15.1%
Allegan County 1148414 12.3%
Gratiot County 1017416 15.8%
Ogemaw County 995427 27.3%
Kalamazoo County 946415 16.0%
Montcalm County 654511 16.9%

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: 3,041 applications in 2025, of which 2,101 were originated and 380 denied.

12.5% of all applications, or 15.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

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

About this data. Figures are Mercantile Bank'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