Champion Credit Union · North Carolina · 2025

Champion Credit Union in North Carolina: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Champion Credit Union took 162 mortgage applications in North Carolina in 2025, ranking #259 of 1,253 lenders active in the state. It originated 85.2% of them and denied 1.9% (2.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.1%.

162Applicationsin NC
2.1%Decision denial ratestate 22.8%
5.50%Median ratestate 6.50%
$325,000Median loanstate $225,000
$47MVolume11 counties

Champion Credit Union in North Carolina vs the state

1.9%Denial rate-16.21 pts vs state
2.1%Decision denial rate-20.69 pts vs state
85.2%Origination rate+27.38 pts vs state
5.50%Median rate-1.00 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)+0.08 pts vs state
$119kMedian applicant income
138Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in North Carolina

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232231821.8%6.50%#185
20241711511.2%6.50%#232
20251621381.9%5.50%#259

What Champion Credit Union lends in North Carolina

By loan purpose

Home purchase 117 72% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 11 7% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 5 3% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 7 4% · 14.3% denied
Other / HELOC 22 14% · 9.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 162 100% · 1.9% denied

Why it denied North Carolina applicants

Credit history 2 67%
Collateral 1 33%

Where in North Carolina

Counties with the most Champion Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Haywood County 69611 1.4%
Buncombe County 40350 0.0%
Henderson County 17160 0.0%
Jackson County 14100 0.0%
Macon County 750 0.0%
Madison County 550 0.0%
Transylvania County 411 25.0%
Swain County 220 0.0%
Rutherford County 110 0.0%
McDowell County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in North Carolina

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
State Employees'C 47,89325.2%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 25,10916.0%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 18,88411.4%6.13%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 15,00838.0%7.75%
Truist BankC 14,36430.3%6.50%
Movement MortgageA 11,0912.6%6.63%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 10,56519.4%7.13%
First-Citizens Bank & TrustB 10,31919.6%6.38%
Bank of AmericaF 10,27628.2%6.24%
Mortgage Research CenterC 10,02917.7%6.25%

Frequently asked questions

North Carolina: 162 applications in 2025, of which 138 were originated and 3 denied.

1.9% of all applications, or 2.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The North Carolina statewide average across all lenders was 18.1%.

The median rate on loans Champion Credit Union originated in North Carolina in 2025 was 5.50%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

About this data. Figures are Champion Credit Union's own HMDA filing for properties located in North Carolina, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology