Mortgage 1 · Michigan · 2025

Mortgage 1 in Michigan: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mortgage 1 took 4,161 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #20 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 80.3% of them and denied 2.0% (2.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

4.2kApplicationsin MI
2.3%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.75%
$215,000Median loanstate $155,000
$819MVolume70 counties

Mortgage 1 in Michigan vs the state

2.0%Denial rate-16.55 pts vs state
2.3%Decision denial rate-20.31 pts vs state
80.3%Origination rate+20.43 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate-0.13 pts vs state
0.37Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$86kMedian applicant income
3,342Loans originated
82Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,1843,2103.3%6.88%#14
20244,2213,2752.5%6.63%#16
20254,1613,3422.0%6.63%#20

What Mortgage 1 lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3,254 78% · 1.8% denied
Refinance 507 12% · 2.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 396 10% · 3.0% denied
Home improvement 4 0% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 3,179 76% · 1.2% denied
FHA 786 19% · 5.3% denied
VA 164 4% · 0.6% denied
USDA / RHS 32 1% · 6.3% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 26 32%
Collateral 21 26%
Other 13 16%
Credit history 12 15%
Unverifiable information 5 6%
Employment history 3 4%
Incomplete application 1 1%
Insufficient cash 1 1%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Mortgage 1 applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Macomb County 81868115 1.8%
Wayne County 54440415 2.8%
Oakland County 4463567 1.6%
Muskegon County 3772979 2.4%
Kent County 2632260 0.0%
Shiawassee County 1571334 2.5%
St. Clair County 1501223 2.0%
Ottawa County 1371143 2.2%
Genesee County 1241023 2.4%
Washtenaw County 82632 2.4%

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: 4,161 applications in 2025, of which 3,342 were originated and 82 denied.

2.0% of all applications, or 2.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage 1 originated in Michigan in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Mortgage 1'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