Michigan First Credit Union · Michigan · 2025

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

Michigan First Credit Union took 2,484 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #41 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 51.9% of them and denied 38.7% (42.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

2.5kApplicationsin MI
42.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.88%Median ratestate 6.75%
$95,000Median loanstate $155,000
$251MVolume60 counties

Michigan First Credit Union in Michigan vs the state

38.7%Denial rate+20.13 pts vs state
42.2%Decision denial rate+19.64 pts vs state
51.9%Origination rate-7.96 pts vs state
6.88%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.81Rate spread (pts)+0.41 pts vs state
$80kMedian applicant income
1,290Loans originated
960Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,6011,34327.3%8.75%#29
20242,5621,33532.0%7.50%#30
20252,4841,29038.7%6.88%#41

What Michigan First Credit Union lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 902 36% · 13.3% denied
Refinance 119 5% · 15.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 457 18% · 41.1% denied
Home improvement 561 23% · 61.9% denied
Other / HELOC 445 18% · 64.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,265 91% · 39.1% denied
FHA 201 8% · 35.3% denied
VA 15 1% · 13.3% denied
USDA / RHS 3 0% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 309 32%
Incomplete application 234 24%
Credit history 232 24%
Collateral 149 16%
Unverifiable information 18 2%
Other 7 1%
Employment history 7 1%
Insufficient cash 4 0%

Where in Michigan

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 1,131472552 48.8%
Oakland County 486277157 32.3%
Macomb County 311164131 42.1%
Kent County 16310841 25.2%
Livingston County 42313 7.1%
Washtenaw County 352112 34.3%
Ottawa County 33284 12.1%
Genesee County 26196 23.1%
Monroe County 22165 22.7%
Muskegon County 19143 15.8%

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: 2,484 applications in 2025, of which 1,290 were originated and 960 denied.

38.7% of all applications, or 42.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Michigan First Credit Union originated in Michigan in 2025 was 6.88%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Michigan First 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