Waterman State Bank · Michigan · 2025

Waterman State Bank in Michigan: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Waterman State Bank took 14 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #481 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.3% of them and denied 14.3% (18.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

14Applicationsin MI
18.2%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
Median ratestate 6.75%
$315,000Median loanstate $155,000
$3.9MVolume6 counties

Waterman State Bank in Michigan vs the state

14.3%Denial rate-4.23 pts vs state
18.2%Decision denial rate-4.40 pts vs state
64.3%Origination rate+4.40 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$206kMedian applicant income
9Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023660.0%#565
2024540.0%#592
202514914.3%#481

What Waterman State Bank lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 9 64% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 3 21% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 14% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 14 100% · 14.3% denied

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Waterman State Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Oakland County 640 0.0%
Berrien County 311 33.3%
Cass County 220 0.0%
Macomb County 101 100.0%
Oceana County 110 0.0%
Van Buren County 110 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: 14 applications in 2025, of which 9 were originated and 2 denied.

14.3% of all applications, or 18.2% 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 Waterman State Bank'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