Preferred Credit Union · Michigan · 2025

Preferred Credit Union in Michigan: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Preferred Credit Union took 260 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #189 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.4% of them and denied 10.8% (14.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

260Applicationsin MI
14.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.75%
$65,000Median loanstate $155,000
$15MVolume21 counties

Preferred Credit Union in Michigan vs the state

10.8%Denial rate-7.75 pts vs state
14.1%Decision denial rate-8.44 pts vs state
65.4%Origination rate+5.49 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.32Rate spread (pts)-0.08 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
170Loans originated
28Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231728220.4%7.44%#199
202419511620.0%7.38%#193
202526017010.8%6.38%#189

What Preferred Credit Union lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 31 12% · 3.2% denied
Refinance 8 3% · 12.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 49 19% · 8.2% denied
Home improvement 101 39% · 7.9% denied
Other / HELOC 71 27% · 19.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 260 100% · 10.8% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 23 82%
Credit history 5 18%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Preferred Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montcalm County 74507 9.5%
Mason County 46304 8.7%
Kent County 44306 13.6%
Ionia County 26154 15.4%
Barry County 17122 11.8%
Newaygo County 1170 0.0%
Kalamazoo County 1060 0.0%
Ottawa County 861 12.5%
Oceana County 522 40.0%
Lake County 310 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: 260 applications in 2025, of which 170 were originated and 28 denied.

10.8% of all applications, or 14.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Preferred Credit Union originated in Michigan in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Preferred Credit Union'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