Northwest Bank · Michigan · 2025

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

Northwest Bank took 11 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #503 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.6% of them and denied 18.2% (25.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

11Applicationsin MI
25.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$175,000Median loanstate $155,000
$2.2MVolume4 counties

Northwest Bank in Michigan vs the state

18.2%Denial rate-0.34 pts vs state
25.0%Decision denial rate+2.42 pts vs state
54.6%Origination rate-5.34 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
-0.19Rate spread (pts)-0.58 pts vs state
$220kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023171029.4%6.13%#451
20247514.3%7.88%#540
202511618.2%7.25%#503

What Northwest Bank lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 2 18% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 6 55% · 16.7% denied
Home improvement 1 9% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 18% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 11 100% · 18.2% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Collateral 2 100%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Northwest Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cass County 622 33.3%
Berrien County 330 0.0%
Ingham County 100 0.0%
Gogebic County 110 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: 11 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 2 denied.

18.2% of all applications, or 25.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Northwest Bank originated in Michigan in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Northwest Bank'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