Mortgage Research Center · Michigan · 2025

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

Mortgage Research Center took 4,942 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #12 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.2% of them and denied 19.4% (28.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

4.9kApplicationsin MI
28.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$235,000Median loanstate $155,000
$629MVolume83 counties

Mortgage Research Center in Michigan vs the state

19.4%Denial rate+0.91 pts vs state
28.9%Decision denial rate+6.31 pts vs state
47.2%Origination rate-12.66 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.54 pts vs state
$83kMedian applicant income
2,334Loans originated
960Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233,2281,60716.8%6.75%#23
20244,0042,01317.3%6.63%#18
20254,9422,33419.4%6.25%#12

What Mortgage Research Center lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2,963 60% · 8.2% denied
Refinance 751 15% · 27.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,228 25% · 41.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 507 10% · 32.2% denied
FHA 172 3% · 25.0% denied
VA 4,249 86% · 17.7% denied
USDA / RHS 14 0% · 21.4% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Credit history 563 59%
Other 158 16%
Incomplete application 127 13%
Debt-to-income ratio 57 6%
Collateral 26 3%
Insufficient cash 17 2%
Employment history 12 1%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Mortgage Research Center applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 574247127 22.1%
Macomb County 33515764 19.1%
Oakland County 33012966 20.0%
Genesee County 2019645 22.4%
Kent County 1708535 20.6%
Calhoun County 1477035 23.8%
Kalamazoo County 1417316 11.3%
Saginaw County 1406532 22.9%
Jackson County 1256317 13.6%
Ingham County 1236027 22.0%

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: 4,942 applications in 2025, of which 2,334 were originated and 960 denied.

19.4% of all applications, or 28.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Mortgage Research Center originated in Michigan in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Mortgage Research Center'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