Waterstone Mortgage · Michigan · 2025

Waterstone Mortgage in Michigan: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Waterstone Mortgage took 17 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #458 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 70.6% of them and denied 17.7% (20.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

17Applicationsin MI
20.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.87%Median ratestate 6.75%
$175,000Median loanstate $155,000
$2.5MVolume13 counties

Waterstone Mortgage in Michigan vs the state

17.7%Denial rate-0.87 pts vs state
20.0%Decision denial rate-2.58 pts vs state
70.6%Origination rate+10.70 pts vs state
6.87%Median rate+0.12 pts vs state
0.73Rate spread (pts)+0.34 pts vs state
$92kMedian applicant income
12Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023101638.9%6.99%#266
202473496.9%6.99%#304
2025171217.7%6.87%#458

What Waterstone Mortgage lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 10 59% · 10.0% denied
Refinance 3 18% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 24% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 9 53% · 11.1% denied
FHA 8 47% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Credit history 2 67%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 33%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Waterstone Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Jackson County 321 33.3%
Saginaw County 210 0.0%
St. Joseph County 220 0.0%
Kalamazoo County 110 0.0%
Dickinson County 110 0.0%
Kent County 101 100.0%
Wayne County 101 100.0%
Menominee County 110 0.0%
Oakland County 110 0.0%
Gratiot 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: 17 applications in 2025, of which 12 were originated and 3 denied.

17.7% of all applications, or 20.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Waterstone Mortgage originated in Michigan in 2025 was 6.87%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Waterstone Mortgage'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