Southwest Funding · Michigan · 2025

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

Southwest Funding took 77 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #303 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 66.2% of them and denied 10.4% (12.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

77Applicationsin MI
12.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
7.13%Median ratestate 6.75%
$175,000Median loanstate $155,000
$7.4MVolume11 counties

Southwest Funding in Michigan vs the state

10.4%Denial rate-8.13 pts vs state
12.9%Decision denial rate-9.68 pts vs state
66.2%Origination rate+6.34 pts vs state
7.13%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
1.40Rate spread (pts)+1.00 pts vs state
$83kMedian applicant income
51Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202331206.5%7.25%#371
202489592.3%7.75%#279
2025775110.4%7.13%#303

What Southwest Funding lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 66 86% · 10.6% denied
Refinance 6 8% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 6% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 34 44% · 8.8% denied
FHA 41 53% · 9.8% denied
VA 2 3% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Employment history 4 50%
Collateral 2 25%
Credit history 2 25%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Southwest Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 36196 16.7%
Saginaw County 1191 9.1%
Macomb County 741 14.3%
Oakland County 520 0.0%
Bay County 550 0.0%
Genesee County 440 0.0%
Lapeer County 330 0.0%
Midland County 220 0.0%
Huron County 220 0.0%
Wexford County 100 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: 77 applications in 2025, of which 51 were originated and 8 denied.

10.4% of all applications, or 12.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Southwest Funding originated in Michigan in 2025 was 7.13%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Southwest Funding'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