Neighborhood Loans · Michigan · 2025

Neighborhood Loans in Michigan: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Neighborhood Loans took 450 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #137 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 2.0% of them and denied 54.2% (93.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

450Applicationsin MI
93.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
8.50%Median ratestate 6.75%
$225,000Median loanstate $155,000
$75kVolume44 counties

Neighborhood Loans in Michigan vs the state

54.2%Denial rate+35.70 pts vs state
93.9%Decision denial rate+71.27 pts vs state
2.0%Origination rate-57.89 pts vs state
8.50%Median rate+1.75 pts vs state
2.64Rate spread (pts)+2.24 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
9Loans originated
244Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,1511,72211.9%6.88%#34
20242,1611,72710.6%6.88%#41
2025450954.2%8.50%#137

What Neighborhood Loans lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 381 85% · 50.4% denied
Refinance 32 7% · 71.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 35 8% · 82.9% denied
Home improvement 2 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 323 72% · 49.5% denied
FHA 109 24% · 67.0% denied
VA 13 3% · 69.2% denied
USDA / RHS 5 1% · 40.0% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Incomplete application 170 70%
Collateral 24 10%
Insufficient cash 16 7%
Unverifiable information 11 5%
Credit history 10 4%
Debt-to-income ratio 8 3%
Other 4 2%
Employment history 1 0%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Neighborhood Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Kent County 100253 53.0%
Kalamazoo County 56034 60.7%
Ottawa County 48025 52.1%
Muskegon County 26313 50.0%
Allegan County 2309 39.1%
Calhoun County 2208 36.4%
Ingham County 1718 47.1%
Van Buren County 1408 57.1%
Mecosta County 1306 46.2%
Barry County 1317 53.8%

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: 450 applications in 2025, of which 9 were originated and 244 denied.

54.2% of all applications, or 93.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Neighborhood Loans originated in Michigan in 2025 was 8.50%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Neighborhood Loans'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