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Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation
HMDA reporter, headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Record for calendar year 2024.
HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws. The data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations for loan approval and loan pricing decisions. Figures are from the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register; cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation reported 7,993 mortgage applications under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act for 2024 in 23 states, of which 5,102 became loans it originated, for $1.6bn in total.
Its denial rate, the share of decided applications the lender denied, was 3.5%, below the national rate of 24.3% and below the Florida rate of 29.0%. 1,774 applications were withdrawn by the applicant and 152 files were closed for incompleteness; those are not counted in the denial rate.
The median rate spread on its originated loans, the difference between the loan's APR and the average prime offer rate, was 0.5 percentage points (national median 0.3); 9.4% of its originations had a spread of 1.5 points or more.
By loan purpose the originations were mostly home purchase (90%) and refinancing (5%); by loan type, conventional (65%) and FHA (26%).
The largest volumes were in Florida (1,254 originations), Michigan (1,072 originations) and Illinois (379 originations).
Applications were up 26% on 2023.
Compared with Florida and the nation
| Measure | This lender | Florida, all lenders | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate (denied ÷ decided applications) | 3.5% | 29.0% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, percentage points | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 9.4% | 16.4% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $318k | $359k | $329k |
| Home purchase share of originations | 90.4% | 62.9% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share of originations | 25.9% | 17.7% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share of originations | 8.3% | 9.5% | 7.9% |
| Applications withdrawn by applicant | 22.2% | 15.9% | 14.3% |
Florida is the lender's largest state by applications. State and national columns cover every HMDA reporter. Rate spread is reported on originated loans only.
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
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| Year | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate | Median spread | LAR records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | 7,065 |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | 8,805 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | 15,886 |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | 15,161 |
| 2022 | 7,403 | 5,014 | $1.5bn | 3.8% | 0.7 | 7,918 |
| 2023 | 6,350 | 4,066 | $1.2bn | 5.2% | 0.6 | 7,024 |
| 2024 | 7,993 | 5,102 | $1.6bn | 3.5% | 0.5 | 8,462 |
Applications, originations and rates are computed from the public LAR for 2022, 2023, 2024; LAR record counts come from each year's transmittal sheet.
Loan purpose and loan type
By purpose
Home purchase 90% (4,611)Home improvement 0% (15)Refinancing 5% (244)Cash-out refinancing 5% (232)
By type
Conventional 65% (3,302)FHA 26% (1,322)VA 8% (423)USDA 1% (55)
| Loan type | Applications | Originations | Denied | Denial rate (of applications) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional | 5,166 | 3,302 | 115 | 2.2% |
| FHA-insured | 2,141 | 1,322 | 87 | 4.1% |
| VA-guaranteed | 609 | 423 | 9 | 1.5% |
| USDA Rural Housing Service or Farm Service Agency guaranteed | 77 | 55 | 2 | 2.6% |
Shares are of originated loans. The per-type denial rate here divides denials by all applications of that type, because decided counts are not kept per type.
Action taken
| HMDA action taken | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Loan originated | 5,102 | 60.3% |
| 2 Application approved but not accepted | 752 | 8.9% |
| 3 Application denied | 213 | 2.5% |
| 4 Application withdrawn by applicant | 1,774 | 21.0% |
| 5 File closed for incompleteness | 152 | 1.8% |
| 6 Purchased loan | 0 | 0.0% |
| 7 Preapproval request denied | 29 | 0.3% |
| 8 Preapproval request approved but not accepted | 440 | 5.2% |
Codes and labels are the HMDA action-taken codes. Applications are codes 1–5; the denial rate divides code 3 by codes 1–3.
Denial reasons as coded
Share of the lender's 213 denials by the first denial reason it coded (outlined bar: all lenders nationally). Lenders may record up to four reasons; only the first is counted here.
States
| State | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate | Median spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2,134 | 1,254 | $389m | 6.0% | 0.4 |
| Michigan | 1,508 | 1,072 | $288m | 3.1% | 0.6 |
| Illinois | 514 | 379 | $106m | 1.7% | 0.4 |
| Ohio | 476 | 263 | $51m | 1.8% | 1.3 |
| Texas | 382 | 237 | $85m | 2.5% | 0.3 |
| North Carolina | 372 | 261 | $102m | 1.8% | 0.4 |
| California | 365 | 201 | $79m | 3.2% | 0.5 |
| Indiana | 329 | 256 | $64m | 2.8% | 0.5 |
| Nevada | 260 | 164 | $73m | 0.0% | 0.2 |
| Colorado | 233 | 142 | $55m | 2.9% | 0.2 |
| Arizona | 196 | 105 | $43m | 5.3% | 0.1 |
| Washington | 169 | 120 | $54m | 3.1% | 0.4 |
| South Carolina | 129 | 71 | $19m | 4.8% | 1.0 |
| Virginia | 122 | 72 | $33m | 1.1% | 0.1 |
| New Mexico | 109 | 84 | $23m | 1.0% | 0.2 |
| Utah | 106 | 68 | $31m | 3.8% | 0.3 |
| Minnesota | 104 | 66 | $20m | 1.3% | 0.7 |
| New Jersey | 79 | 43 | $21m | 0.0% | 0.2 |
| Alabama | 54 | 36 | $9.1m | 2.3% | 0.4 |
| Tennessee | 53 | 34 | $10m | 2.5% | 0.4 |
| Oregon | 42 | 30 | $14m | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| Wisconsin | 38 | 20 | $6.0m | — | — |
| Missouri | 34 | 15 | $4.6m | — | — |
States with at least 25 applications. States with 100 or more link to the lender's page for that state.
Counties
| County | State | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | MI | 405 | 268 | $56m | 3.5% |
| Washtenaw County | MI | 276 | 201 | $83m | 1.4% |
| Broward County | FL | 323 | 171 | $67m | 5.6% |
| Oakland County | MI | 237 | 151 | $44m | 5.6% |
| Lake County | IN | 175 | 130 | $32m | 2.1% |
| Orange County | FL | 190 | 114 | $38m | 1.4% |
| Macomb County | MI | 140 | 107 | $26m | 3.4% |
| Wake County | NC | 150 | 104 | $51m | 0.0% |
| Palm Beach County | FL | 151 | 95 | $34m | 7.8% |
| Cook County | IL | 120 | 86 | $29m | 2.1% |
| Hillsborough County | FL | 132 | 84 | $28m | 9.0% |
| Washoe County | NV | 126 | 84 | $40m | 0.0% |
| Maricopa County | AZ | 154 | 81 | $35m | 6.5% |
| Lake County | FL | 107 | 81 | $20m | 0.0% |
| Kane County | IL | 90 | 68 | $19m | 0.0% |
| Seminole County | FL | 93 | 66 | $19m | 0.0% |
| Duval County | FL | 96 | 62 | $8.9m | 5.1% |
| Will County | IL | 87 | 62 | $18m | 0.0% |
| Cuyahoga County | OH | 105 | 61 | $10m | 1.4% |
| Miami-Dade County | FL | 114 | 59 | $23m | 12.5% |
| Clark County | NV | 104 | 56 | $24m | 0.0% |
| Ross County | OH | 116 | 54 | $9.7m | 1.3% |
| Lee County | FL | 100 | 54 | $18m | 11.0% |
| Lenawee County | MI | 71 | 51 | $11m | 1.7% |
| Volusia County | FL | 92 | 50 | $13m | 4.8% |
| Mesa County | CO | 66 | 48 | $14m | 0.0% |
| Porter County | IN | 57 | 48 | $14m | 3.8% |
| Merced County | CA | 85 | 45 | $15m | 0.0% |
| Pasco County | FL | 79 | 43 | $9.3m | 8.1% |
| San Bernardino County | CA | 69 | 43 | $18m | 0.0% |
Up to 30 counties with at least 50 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation originate in 2024?
5,102 loans totalling $1.6bn, from 7,993 applications reported under HMDA. It also purchased 0 loans from other institutions, which are counted separately.
What is Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation's denial rate and how does it compare?
3.5% of decided applications were denied in 2024, against 24.3% nationally and 29.0% in Florida. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws; the data do not include some legitimate credit risk considerations.
Which counties does Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation lend in most?
By originations: Wayne County, MI (268), Washtenaw County, MI (201), Broward County, FL (171), Oakland County, MI (151) and Lake County, IN (130).
What loan types does Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation make?
Conventional 3,302, FHA 1,322, VA 423 and USDA 55 originations in 2024; by purpose, home purchase 4,611, home improvement 15, refinancing 244, cash-out refinancing 232 and other purpose 0.
What reasons did Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group, Corporation report for denials?
The first denial reason recorded most often was debt-to-income ratio (105), collateral (38) and credit history (23), as coded by the lender in its HMDA filing.
Where does this data come from?
From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register published by the FFIEC and CFPB, with the lender's name from its HMDA transmittal sheet. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.
Provenance
Source: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act public loan/application register for 2024 (trend years 2022, 2023, 2024) and transmittal sheets 2018–2024, published by the FFIEC and CFPB at ffiec.cfpb.gov, public domain. Lender identity is the LEI and name on its transmittal sheet. This site was built 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. Data through 1 Aug 2026.