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Discover Bank in Michigan
HMDA record for properties in Michigan, calendar year 2024. National record · Michigan overview
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.
Discover Bank's 2024 HMDA record for Michigan covers 5,566 applications, 874 of them originated, worth $67m.
Its denial rate in the state was 76.2%, above the Michigan rate of 23.9% across all lenders and compared with the lender's national rate of 76.0%.
The median rate spread on its Michigan originations was 2.5 percentage points (state median 0.5).
Applications in the state were about level with 2023.
Compared with the state and the lender's national record
| Measure | In Michigan | Michigan, all lenders | Discover Bank, all states | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial rate | 76.2% | 23.9% | 76.0% | 24.3% |
| Median rate spread, pp | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Originations with spread of 1.5 pp or more | 77.9% | 18.4% | 75.6% | 15.6% |
| Average originated loan | $77k | $212k | $90k | $329k |
| Home purchase share | 2.1% | 51.2% | 3.1% | 57.0% |
| FHA-insured share | 0.0% | 10.0% | 0.0% | 13.4% |
| VA-guaranteed share | 0.0% | 4.5% | 0.0% | 7.9% |
Trend by year
ApplicationsOriginations
This lender in stateMichigan, all lenders
Loan purpose and loan type in Michigan
By purpose
Home purchase 2% (18)Home improvement 28% (249)Refinancing 21% (185)Other purpose 48% (422)
By type
Conventional 100% (874)
Denial reasons as coded
Share of 2,858 denials in Michigan by first denial reason coded (outlined bar: all lenders in the state).
Counties in Michigan
| County | Applications | Originations | Amount | Denial rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland County | 853 | 138 | $12m | 73.9% |
| Wayne County | 992 | 134 | $9.7m | 80.3% |
| Macomb County | 544 | 97 | $7.2m | 73.6% |
| Kent County | 329 | 56 | $4.1m | 74.2% |
| Washtenaw County | 179 | 37 | $3.4m | 70.2% |
| Ottawa County | 159 | 32 | $2.6m | 66.7% |
| Genesee County | 212 | 31 | $2.2m | 80.4% |
| Kalamazoo County | 135 | 31 | $2.0m | 68.0% |
| Livingston County | 157 | 27 | $2.1m | 70.0% |
| Muskegon County | 102 | 19 | $1.2m | 72.9% |
| Monroe County | 81 | 14 | $880k | 75.4% |
| Berrien County | 87 | 13 | $945k | 77.2% |
| Calhoun County | 72 | 13 | $735k | 74.0% |
| St. Clair County | 99 | 12 | $1.0m | 81.3% |
| Saginaw County | 84 | 12 | $1.0m | 76.5% |
| Allegan County | 71 | 11 | $875k | 77.1% |
| Jackson County | 96 | 10 | $860k | 85.1% |
| Ingham County | 90 | 10 | $550k | 83.6% |
| Grand Traverse County | 63 | 10 | $990k | 67.6% |
| Lenawee County | 52 | 10 | $840k | 68.8% |
| Barry County | 52 | 9 | $745k | 74.3% |
| Lapeer County | 51 | 9 | $825k | 72.7% |
| Eaton County | 45 | 9 | $665k | 74.3% |
| Midland County | 42 | 9 | $675k | 67.7% |
| Tuscola County | 27 | 8 | $700k | — |
| St. Joseph County | 41 | 7 | $465k | 71.4% |
| Cass County | 36 | 7 | $505k | — |
| Van Buren County | 37 | 6 | $410k | — |
| Bay County | 43 | 5 | $375k | 82.1% |
| Shiawassee County | 30 | 5 | $435k | — |
| Clinton County | 39 | 4 | $400k | 84.0% |
| Ionia County | 28 | 3 | $145k | — |
| Montcalm County | 30 | 2 | $140k | — |
| Branch County | 28 | 2 | $160k | — |
| Hillsdale County | 41 | 1 | $135k | 96.0% |
Counties with at least 25 applications, by originations.
Questions and answers
How many mortgages did Discover Bank originate in Michigan in 2024?
874 loans totalling $67m, from 5,566 applications reported for properties in Michigan.
What is Discover Bank's denial rate in Michigan?
76.2% of decided applications in Michigan were denied, against 23.9% for all lenders in the state and 76.0% 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 Discover Bank lend in most?
By originations: Oakland County (138), Wayne County (134), Macomb County (97), Kent County (56), Washtenaw County (37).
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.