Champions Funding · Arizona · 2025

Champions Funding in Arizona: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Champions Funding took 621 mortgage applications in Arizona in 2025, ranking #99 of 1,082 lenders active in the state. It originated 59.1% of them and denied 21.3% (26.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 16.2%.

621Applicationsin AZ
26.4%Decision denial ratestate 20.4%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.50%
$315,000Median loanstate $275,000
$137MVolume14 counties

Champions Funding in Arizona vs the state

21.3%Denial rate+5.03 pts vs state
26.4%Decision denial rate+5.99 pts vs state
59.1%Origination rate-0.38 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.25 pts vs state
2.08Rate spread (pts)+1.86 pts vs state
$270kMedian applicant income
367Loans originated
132Denied

Trend in Arizona

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023894844.9%9.56%#241
202419711415.7%8.69%#165
202562136721.3%7.75%#99

What Champions Funding lends in Arizona

By loan purpose

Home purchase 240 39% · 16.3% denied
Refinance 142 23% · 22.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 239 38% · 25.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 621 100% · 21.3% denied

Why it denied Arizona applicants

Incomplete application 72 55%
Other 30 23%
Credit history 12 9%
Collateral 6 5%
Employment history 5 4%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 3%
Insufficient cash 2 2%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Arizona

Counties with the most Champions Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maricopa County 44626392 20.6%
Pinal County 452614 31.1%
Pima County 31205 16.1%
Mohave County 24182 8.3%
Yavapai County 19120 0.0%
Yuma County 1885 27.8%
Coconino County 1155 45.5%
Cochise County 814 50.0%
Gila County 743 42.9%
Navajo County 431 25.0%

Other large lenders in Arizona

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 25,38310.2%6.25%
Rocket MortgageC 17,94715.6%6.75%
Desert Financial Credit UnionB 16,97024.3%6.49%
Crosscountry MortgageB 7,5703.8%6.58%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 6,7295.6%6.63%
Bank of AmericaF 6,22932.2%6.24%
Loandepot.ComD 6,18016.1%5.99%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 5,83811.7%6.62%
Nova Financial & InvestmentC 5,38016.2%6.49%
Freedom MortgageB 4,9917.0%6.00%

Frequently asked questions

Arizona: 621 applications in 2025, of which 367 were originated and 132 denied.

21.3% of all applications, or 26.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arizona statewide average across all lenders was 16.2%.

The median rate on loans Champions Funding originated in Arizona in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.50%.

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