Wells Fargo Bank · Michigan · 2025

Wells Fargo Bank in Michigan: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Wells Fargo Bank took 550 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #124 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.6% of them and denied 15.5% (22.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

550Applicationsin MI
22.0%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.75%
$185,000Median loanstate $155,000
$213MVolume72 counties

Wells Fargo Bank in Michigan vs the state

15.5%Denial rate-3.07 pts vs state
22.0%Decision denial rate-0.56 pts vs state
54.6%Origination rate-5.34 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.38 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.23 pts vs state
$104kMedian applicant income
300Loans originated
85Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,04050824.6%6.25%#69
202468629324.2%6.38%#92
202555030015.5%6.38%#124

What Wells Fargo Bank lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 256 47% · 12.1% denied
Refinance 42 8% · 4.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 204 37% · 19.1% denied
Home improvement 9 2% · 11.1% denied
Other / HELOC 39 7% · 30.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 501 91% · 14.2% denied
FHA 40 7% · 32.5% denied
VA 9 2% · 11.1% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 37 44%
Collateral 16 19%
Credit history 14 16%
Other 10 12%
Insufficient cash 5 6%
Incomplete application 3 4%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Wells Fargo Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 733313 17.8%
Oakland County 68339 13.2%
Kent County 37252 5.4%
Macomb County 34186 17.6%
Washtenaw County 1884 22.2%
Kalamazoo County 1894 22.2%
Ingham County 1693 18.8%
Berrien County 1491 7.1%
Monroe County 1281 8.3%
Jackson County 1264 33.3%

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: 550 applications in 2025, of which 300 were originated and 85 denied.

15.5% of all applications, or 22.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Wells Fargo Bank originated in Michigan in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

About this data. Figures are Wells Fargo 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