Mortgage Lender Index

Mercantile Bank

Mercantile Bank received 3,076 applications in 2025 and made 2,129 mortgages, in 101 counties across 8 states. The median rate its borrowers got was 6.750% on a median loan of $225,000. Of 2,526 decisions, 384 were denials — 15.2%, most often for debt-to-income ratio. 1 of its applications carried no county and are counted here but on no county page.

Legal Entity IdentifierRM2F4G3WBQ8R9OKYRH19
Applications received3,076
Mortgages made2,129
Denied384
Approved, not taken up13
Withdrawn or incomplete550
Loans bought from other lenders4
Median rate spread over the prime offer rate0.316 points
FDIC-insured bankYes: Mercantile Bank, 41 offices

By loan purpose

PurposeMortgages madeMedian rateMedian loanDenied
Home purchase1,250 6.625%$255,000 9.3%
Refinancing284 6.500%$275,000 13.4%
Cash-out refinancing151 6.750%$165,000 27.1%
Other purposes444 7.750%$75,000 25.6%

Where Mercantile Bank lends most

The 50 counties where it made the most mortgages in 2025. Each county page ranks every lender there.

CountyMortgages madeMedian rateDenied
Kent County, MI 4896.750%11.2%
Ottawa County, MI 2216.750%12.2%
Emmet County, MI 1566.750%8.2%
Isabella County, MI 1136.750%13.5%
Allegan County, MI 846.750%14.1%
Ionia County, MI 806.750%18.4%
Gratiot County, MI 747.000%17.8%
Kalamazoo County, MI 646.750%18.8%
Ogemaw County, MI 547.063%32.5%
Charlevoix County, MI 476.750%4.1%
Montcalm County, MI 456.750%19.6%
Clare County, MI 396.875%27.3%
Barry County, MI 366.750%5.1%
Grand Traverse County, MI 366.750%10.0%
Mecosta County, MI 336.875%23.3%
Saginaw County, MI 316.625%13.9%
Van Buren County, MI 317.000%13.9%
Muskegon County, MI 306.938%9.1%
Wexford County, MI 307.000%26.2%
Cheboygan County, MI 296.750%14.7%
Ingham County, MI 246.625%4.0%
Newaygo County, MI 226.625%4.4%
Roscommon County, MI 226.800%35.3%
Clinton County, MI 196.800%17.4%
Bay County, MI 166.500%5.9%
Gladwin County, MI 166.625%20.0%
Leelanau County, MI 166.563%15.8%
Midland County, MI 156.750%16.7%
Wayne County, MI 146.563%30.0%
Antrim County, MI 136.750%23.5%
Eaton County, MI 126.625%14.3%
Iosco County, MI 126.625%36.8%
Oscoda County, MI 127.438%20.0%
Otsego County, MI 126.688%14.3%
Calhoun County, MI 116.625%0.0%
Benzie County, MI 9Under 10 loans0.0%
Genesee County, MI 9Under 10 loans25.0%
Crawford County, MI 8Under 10 loans27.3%
Jackson County, MI 8Under 10 loans0.0%
Oakland County, MI 8Under 10 loans33.3%
Lake County, MI 6Under 10 loans14.3%
Macomb County, MI 6Under 10 loans25.0%
Mason County, MI 6Under 10 loans0.0%
Missaukee County, MI 6Under 10 loans14.3%
Osceola County, MI 6Under 10 loans25.0%
Arenac County, MI 5Under 10 loans50.0%
Oceana County, MI 5Under 10 loans16.7%
Berrien County, MI 4Under 10 loans20.0%
Kalkaska County, MI 4Under 10 loans33.3%
Livingston County, MI 4Under 10 loans0.0%

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Counts, medians and denial shares are computed from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act loan-level file for 2025, published by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau through the FFIEC: every application a covered lender received, as the lender reported it. A median rate is what borrowers got, not what you will be offered — it depends on the loan, the property, your credit and the market on the day, and no figure here is a quote. A median over fewer than 10 loans is not shown: it is a number with no meaning and a real person's rate half-exposed. Those cells say "under 10 loans" and the count is still published. This is information, not advice, and no lender pays to appear.