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Mortgage Research Center in Michigan

HMDA record for properties in Michigan, calendar year 2024. National record · Michigan overview

LEI 549300DD5QQUHO6PCH70
Reporting agency Department of Housing and Urban Development
State Michigan

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. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Mortgage Research Center's 2024 HMDA record for Michigan covers 4,004 applications, 2,013 of them originated, worth $510m.

Its denial rate in the state was 25.4%, close to the Michigan rate of 23.9% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 24.0%.

The median rate spread on its Michigan originations was -0.0 percentage points (state median 0.5).

Applications in the state were up 24% on 2023.

4,004applications in MI, 20242.7% of the lender's total
2,013loans originated$510m
25.4%denial rateMI all lenders 23.9%
-0.0 ppmedian rate spreadMI 0.5 pp

Compared with the state and the lender's national record

MeasureIn MichiganMichigan, all lendersMortgage Research Center, all statesUnited States
Denial rate25.4%23.9%24.0%24.3%
Median rate spread, pp-0.00.5-0.10.3
Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more1.3%18.4%0.8%15.6%
Average originated loan$254k$212k$315k$329k
Home purchase share83.6%51.2%81.8%57.0%
FHA-insured share3.1%10.0%2.9%13.4%
VA-guaranteed share90.9%4.5%92.4%7.9%

Trend by year

ApplicationsOriginations

02,0024,0042022: 3,957 Applications2023: 3,228 Applications2024: 4,004 Applications2022: 1,990 Originations2023: 1,607 Originations2024: 2,013 Originations202220232024
Mortgage Research Center in Michigan: applications and originations, 2022–2024

This lender in stateMichigan, all lenders

0%12.7%25.4%2022: 24.4% This lender in state2023: 25% This lender in state2024: 25.4% This lender in state202220232024
Denial rate by year, state rate dashed

Loan purpose and loan type in Michigan

By purpose

Home purchase 84% (1,683)Refinancing 13% (253)Cash-out refinancing 4% (77)

By type

Conventional 6% (117)FHA 3% (63)VA 91% (1,830)USDA 0% (3)

Denial reasons as coded

Credit history58.4%
Other14.3%
Credit application incomplete11%
Debt-to-income ratio7.8%
Collateral4.6%
Employment history2%
Insufficient cash (downpayment, closing costs)1.9%
Unverifiable information0%
Mortgage insurance denied0%

Share of 693 denials in Michigan by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).

Counties in Michigan

CountyApplicationsOriginationsAmountDenial rate
Wayne County499221$48m30.0%
Macomb County274134$36m23.5%
Oakland County256114$39m29.4%
Genesee County18488$20m28.6%
Saginaw County14376$17m17.9%
Jackson County12467$17m17.1%
Ingham County11565$13m21.7%
Kalamazoo County11958$17m23.7%
Calhoun County10355$13m31.7%
Muskegon County10050$13m28.6%
Kent County10748$16m31.9%
Monroe County7445$13m15.1%
St. Clair County8143$12m23.2%
Lenawee County6535$8.7m14.3%
Washtenaw County6435$11m16.7%
Eaton County5732$8.9m17.5%
Bay County7031$5.6m29.5%
Berrien County5730$8.4m25.0%
Shiawassee County5828$6.3m31.7%
Livingston County6024$8.5m29.4%
Ottawa County5124$8.8m29.4%
Allegan County4324$7.7m25.0%
Marquette County3724$4.3m7.7%
Clare County3423$4.0m17.9%
Midland County4322$5.6m15.4%
Van Buren County4222$6.4m21.4%
Isabella County4022$5.0m24.1%
Montcalm County3822$5.1m26.7%
Tuscola County4121$4.4m19.2%
Otsego County3421$5.1m25.0%
Roscommon County4320$4.0m28.6%
Chippewa County2820$4.3m20.0%
Delta County3418$3.5m—
Dickinson County3218$3.7m—
St. Joseph County3017$3.6m30.8%
Menominee County2917$3.3m—
Lapeer County3716$5.7m36.0%
Barry County2816$4.6m—
Sanilac County2716$3.5m—
Wexford County3915$4.0m—

Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.

Questions and answers

How many mortgages did Mortgage Research Center originate in Michigan in 2024?

2,013 loans totalling $510m, from 4,004 applications reported for properties in Michigan.

What is Mortgage Research Center's denial rate in Michigan?

25.4% of decided applications in Michigan were denied, against 23.9% for all lenders in the state and 24.0% for this lender nationally. HMDA data alone cannot be used to determine whether a lender is complying with fair lending laws.

Which Michigan counties does Mortgage Research Center lend in most?

By originations: Wayne County (221), Macomb County (134), Oakland County (114), Genesee County (88), Saginaw County (76).

Where does this data come from?

From the 2024 public HMDA loan/application register (FFIEC and CFPB), filtered to the lender's LEI and the property state. Cells under 25 applications are withheld.

Provenance

Source: HMDA public loan/application register 2022, 2023, 2024 (FFIEC and CFPB, public domain), records for this LEI with a property in Michigan. Built 30 Sep 2026; data through 1 Aug 2026. See methodology and corrections.