Mortgage lender · Sturgis, MI · LEI 5493001ZYMBN3CK8LJ82

Sturgis Bank & Trust review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Sturgis Bank & Trust earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 3.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 81st percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.17 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 63rd percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

875Applications2025
84.0%Originatedof applications
3.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.85%Median ratenational 6.63%
$146MLoan volume2 states

Sturgis Bank & Trust at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

3.3%Denial rate (all applications)-14.67 pts vs national
3.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-19.23 pts vs national
84.0%Origination rate+25.97 pts vs national
1.4%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.85%Median interest rate+0.22 pts vs national
0.17Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.08 pts vs national
$155,000Median loan amount
$3,182Median total loan costs
$93kMedian applicant income
71%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

81st3.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

63rd0.17 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

92nd1.4%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

44th2.05% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20234643924.1%4.1%$44M
20244694191.9%1.9%$66M
20258757353.3%3.4%6.85%$146M

What Sturgis Bank & Trust lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 379 43% · 3.2% denied
Refinance 47 5% · 2.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 172 20% · 4.7% denied
Home improvement 111 13% · 4.5% denied
Other / HELOC 166 19% · 1.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 874 100% · 3.3% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Also: 279 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 69 manufactured homes, 62 investment properties.

Why Sturgis Bank & Trust denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 29 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Credit history 16 55%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 14%
Other 4 14%
Employment history 2 7%
Collateral 2 7%
Unverifiable information 1 3%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Sturgis Bank & Trust

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k124995.7%
$50k – $100k3212692.9%
$100k – $150k1701452.4%
$150k – $250k1281044.0%
Over $250k92831.1%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2538325.3%
25–341551342.6%
35–441761405.1%
45–541381145.2%
55–641791561.1%
65–74109920.9%
Over 7454461.9%

Where Sturgis Bank & Trust lends

2 states and 39 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Michigan8246943.4%6.85%#89
Indiana51412.0%7.00%#347

Frequently asked questions

Sturgis Bank & Trust denied 3.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 81st percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Sturgis Bank & Trust gave in 2025 was "credit history", cited on 55.2% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Sturgis Bank & Trust originated in 2025 was 6.85%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.17 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 43% of its applications were for home purchases, 25% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 32% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Sturgis Bank & Trust. Data sources · Methodology