Southern Michigan Bank & Trust · Michigan · 2025

Southern Michigan Bank & Trust in Michigan: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Southern Michigan Bank & Trust took 449 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #138 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.6% of them and denied 12.9% (13.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

449Applicationsin MI
13.7%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
Median ratestate 6.75%
$165,000Median loanstate $155,000
$71MVolume26 counties

Southern Michigan Bank & Trust in Michigan vs the state

12.9%Denial rate-5.60 pts vs state
13.7%Decision denial rate-8.90 pts vs state
72.6%Origination rate+12.72 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$92kMedian applicant income
326Loans originated
58Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202331719119.6%#146
202433123710.9%#152
202544932612.9%#138

What Southern Michigan Bank & Trust lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 256 57% · 8.2% denied
Refinance 71 16% · 22.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 35 8% · 28.6% denied
Home improvement 55 12% · 12.7% denied
Other / HELOC 32 7% · 12.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 449 100% · 12.9% denied

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Southern Michigan Bank & Trust applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Branch County 1097124 22.0%
Hillsdale County 97758 8.2%
Jackson County 89665 5.6%
Calhoun County 483212 25.0%
St. Joseph County 45335 11.1%
Kalamazoo County 1090 0.0%
Lenawee County 970 0.0%
Cass County 650 0.0%
Berrien County 440 0.0%
Barry County 430 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: 449 applications in 2025, of which 326 were originated and 58 denied.

12.9% of all applications, or 13.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Southern Michigan Bank & Trust'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