Washtenaw County

Michigan · FIPS 26161

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Washtenaw County ranks #261 of 3,210, and #7 of 83 in Michigan.

Mortgage lending activity in Washtenaw County, Michigan based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this county during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.

Local mortgage market. Washtenaw County, Michigan saw 11,304 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 6,217 of those loans and denied 1,942, producing a denial rate of 17.2% and an approval (origination) rate of 55.0%. The average loan amount was $312,630 at an average note rate of 7.37%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $36K. 311 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 8.7x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 8.7 times their annual income. That ratio is a rough affordability signal: higher multiples imply tighter monthly budgets and greater exposure to rate or income shocks. See our methodology for how to read the denial rate against a local applicant pool. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.

11,304
Applications
6,217
Originated
17.2%
Denial Rate
$312,630
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Washtenaw County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
8.0%
Top-3 share
19.5%
Book band
Dispersed book

In Washtenaw County, lead originator Rocket Mortgage funded only 8.0% of 6,217 originated loans, below the county fleet's lower tercile (~10.9% top-1 share). The top three reporters together hold 19.5% of the book, so shopping across channels still meets many active filers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Washtenaw County's 11,304 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Washtenaw County's $312,630 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Washtenaw County

Rocket Mortgage funded 500 of the 6,217 loans originated in Washtenaw County, 8.0% of the county. 311 lenders reported activity here.

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. County FIPS codes per U.S. Census Bureau standards.

Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for Washtenaw County borrowers.

Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Washtenaw County page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.