NFM · Michigan · 2025

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

NFM took 97 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #279 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.3% of them and denied 2.1% (2.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

97Applicationsin MI
2.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.75%
$205,000Median loanstate $155,000
$17MVolume28 counties

NFM in Michigan vs the state

2.1%Denial rate-16.46 pts vs state
2.7%Decision denial rate-19.91 pts vs state
75.3%Origination rate+15.37 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.45Rate spread (pts)+0.05 pts vs state
$90kMedian applicant income
73Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202350324.0%7.31%#335
202451370.0%7.25%#347
202597732.1%6.75%#279

What NFM lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 77 79% · 1.3% denied
Refinance 15 15% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 4 4% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 77 79% · 1.3% denied
FHA 17 18% · 5.9% denied
VA 3 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Other 1 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most NFM applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 31201 3.2%
Monroe County 14120 0.0%
Macomb County 770 0.0%
Oakland County 660 0.0%
Allegan County 430 0.0%
Washtenaw County 330 0.0%
Jackson County 320 0.0%
Kent County 320 0.0%
Eaton County 220 0.0%
Genesee County 220 0.0%

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: 97 applications in 2025, of which 73 were originated and 2 denied.

2.1% of all applications, or 2.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

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

About this data. Figures are NFM'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