Mortgage lender · Port Huron, MI · LEI 549300TK6RZQSFXZHV09

Michigan Mutual review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Michigan Mutual earns a C, in line with the typical performance of mid-size mortgage lenders. It turned down 9.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 53rd percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.53 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 19th percentile on pricing. Compared against 581 mid-size mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

2.7kApplications2025
55.0%Originatedof applications
9.5%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.75%Median ratenational 6.63%
$396MLoan volume39 states

Michigan Mutual at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

8.0%Denial rate (all applications)-9.96 pts vs national
9.5%Denial rate (decided applications)-13.09 pts vs national
55.0%Origination rate-3.07 pts vs national
13.1%Withdrawn by applicant
2.5%Closed for incompleteness
6.75%Median interest rate+0.13 pts vs national
0.53Median rate spread (pts over APOR)+0.27 pts vs national
$235,000Median loan amount
$7,286Median total loan costs
$89kMedian applicant income
95%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the C grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 581 mid-size mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

53rd9.5% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

19th0.53 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

55th15.6%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

22nd3.10% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20236,7253,6718.7%10.9%6.75%$923M
20245,6063,48610.2%11.8%6.75%$979M
20252,6801,4738.0%9.5%6.75%$396M

What Michigan Mutual lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,216 83% · 8.4% denied
Refinance 272 10% · 7.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 192 7% · 5.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,552 58% · 6.4% denied
FHA 896 33% · 11.3% denied
VA 194 7% · 7.2% denied
USDA / RHS 38 1% · 2.6% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 158 manufactured homes, 102 investment properties.

Why Michigan Mutual denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 215 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 127 59%
Collateral 27 13%
Credit history 23 11%
Employment history 13 6%
Other 12 6%
Unverifiable information 9 4%
Insufficient cash 3 1%
Incomplete application 1 0%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Michigan Mutual

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k28014718.2%
$50k – $100k1,0026579.6%
$100k – $150k5283706.3%
$150k – $250k2861995.6%
Over $250k1398810.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 252451407.1%
25–348544938.5%
35–4463033910.8%
45–544402347.9%
55–6431616714.8%
65–74153787.9%
Over 7435226.9%

Where Michigan Mutual lends

39 states and 480 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Michigan8915326.7%6.99%#81
Florida35115710.5%6.88%#286
Pennsylvania1951109.2%6.75%#280
California1901084.7%6.63%#370
Ohio127688.7%7.25%#296
Texas110325.5%6.99%#535
North Carolina105752.9%6.63%#316
Arizona95549.5%6.75%#248
Indiana683814.7%6.69%#316
Colorado592722.0%6.63%#282
Maryland55347.3%6.63%#308
Tennessee54195.6%6.99%#404
Illinois533115.1%6.75%#453
Alabama41252.4%6.75%#330
New Mexico41197.3%6.63%#163
Iowa35232.9%6.63%#260
Georgia23134.4%6.50%#551
Oklahoma22159.1%6.75%#329
Wisconsin18115.6%6.75%#424
South Carolina171217.7%6.56%#471
Minnesota15726.7%6.50%#416
Washington1480.0%6.69%#429
Virginia1278.3%6.50%#545
Kentucky1199.1%6.75%#404
New Jersey1160.0%6.69%#521
West Virginia1160.0%6.44%#247
Missouri1060.0%6.38%#501
Kansas850.0%7.50%#378
Louisiana8325.0%7.25%#389
Nevada7314.3%6.88%#338
Oregon6116.7%5.88%#411

Frequently asked questions

Michigan Mutual denied 9.5% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 53rd percentile of mid-size mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Michigan Mutual gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 59.1% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Michigan Mutual originated in 2025 was 6.75%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.53 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 83% of its applications were for home purchases, 17% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 0% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 58% conventional, 33% FHA, 7% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Michigan Mutual. Data sources · Methodology