Sturgis Bank & Trust · Michigan · 2025

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

Sturgis Bank & Trust took 824 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #89 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 84.2% of them and denied 3.4% (3.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

824Applicationsin MI
3.4%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.85%Median ratestate 6.75%
$155,000Median loanstate $155,000
$136MVolume33 counties

Sturgis Bank & Trust in Michigan vs the state

3.4%Denial rate-15.12 pts vs state
3.4%Decision denial rate-19.14 pts vs state
84.2%Origination rate+24.33 pts vs state
6.85%Median rate+0.10 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.24 pts vs state
$92kMedian applicant income
694Loans originated
28Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234503813.6%#117
20244594132.0%#124
20258246943.4%6.85%#89

What Sturgis Bank & Trust lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 352 43% · 3.4% denied
Refinance 46 6% · 2.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 162 20% · 4.3% denied
Home improvement 109 13% · 4.6% denied
Other / HELOC 155 19% · 1.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 823 100% · 3.4% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Credit history 15 54%
Other 4 14%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 14%
Employment history 2 7%
Collateral 2 7%
Unverifiable information 1 4%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Sturgis Bank & Trust applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
St. Joseph County 27623512 4.3%
Berrien County 1331075 3.8%
Van Buren County 83724 4.8%
Branch County 76671 1.3%
Calhoun County 74610 0.0%
Kalamazoo County 71592 2.8%
Cass County 24203 12.5%
Allegan County 21170 0.0%
Barry County 14130 0.0%
Ottawa County 10100 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: 824 applications in 2025, of which 694 were originated and 28 denied.

3.4% of all applications, or 3.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Sturgis Bank & Trust originated in Michigan in 2025 was 6.85%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Sturgis 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