Michigan Schools and Government · Michigan · 2025

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

Michigan Schools and Government took 4,227 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #19 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.7% of them and denied 12.0% (14.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

4.2kApplicationsin MI
14.6%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
7.24%Median ratestate 6.75%
$105,000Median loanstate $155,000
$528MVolume62 counties

Michigan Schools and Government in Michigan vs the state

12.0%Denial rate-6.55 pts vs state
14.6%Decision denial rate-7.96 pts vs state
68.7%Origination rate+8.76 pts vs state
7.24%Median rate+0.49 pts vs state
0.39Rate spread (pts)-0.01 pts vs state
$108kMedian applicant income
2,902Loans originated
506Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,7652,27620.3%6.25%#16
20244,3472,95512.8%6.99%#14
20254,2272,90212.0%7.24%#19

What Michigan Schools and Government lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,037 25% · 4.7% denied
Refinance 1,143 27% · 11.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 217 5% · 17.1% denied
Home improvement 954 23% · 14.3% denied
Other / HELOC 876 21% · 17.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,159 98% · 11.7% denied
FHA 68 2% · 29.4% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 267 53%
Collateral 90 18%
Credit history 76 15%
Incomplete application 30 6%
Unverifiable information 21 4%
Other 14 3%
Mortgage insurance denied 4 1%
Employment history 4 1%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Michigan Schools and Government applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Macomb County 1,8981,356225 11.9%
Oakland County 1,105776100 9.0%
Wayne County 48829877 15.8%
St. Clair County 22414629 12.9%
Lapeer County 64408 12.5%
Washtenaw County 613911 18.0%
Livingston County 50335 10.0%
Genesee County 46319 19.6%
Kent County 22151 4.5%
Ingham County 19111 5.3%

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: 4,227 applications in 2025, of which 2,902 were originated and 506 denied.

12.0% of all applications, or 14.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Michigan Schools and Government originated in Michigan in 2025 was 7.24%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Michigan Schools and Government'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