Champions Funding · Arkansas · 2025

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

Champions Funding took 31 mortgage applications in Arkansas in 2025, ranking #247 of 802 lenders active in the state. It originated 51.6% of them and denied 12.9% (20.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.2%.

31Applicationsin AR
20.0%Decision denial ratestate 23.1%
7.81%Median ratestate 6.63%
$215,000Median loanstate $165,000
$6.1MVolume11 counties

Champions Funding in Arkansas vs the state

12.9%Denial rate-5.29 pts vs state
20.0%Decision denial rate-3.13 pts vs state
51.6%Origination rate-5.22 pts vs state
7.81%Median rate+1.19 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
$891kMedian applicant income
16Loans originated
4Denied

What Champions Funding lends in Arkansas

By loan purpose

Home purchase 12 39% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 10 32% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 29% · 44.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 31 100% · 12.9% denied

Why it denied Arkansas applicants

Other 2 50%
Incomplete application 2 50%

Where in Arkansas

Counties with the most Champions Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Saline County 1110 0.0%
Benton County 861 12.5%
Sebastian County 220 0.0%
Washington County 220 0.0%
Pulaski County 220 0.0%
Miller County 101 100.0%
Cleveland County 101 100.0%
Newton County 110 0.0%
Yell County 101 100.0%
Craighead County 110 0.0%

Other large lenders in Arkansas

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Arvest BankC 9,74814.4%7.00%
Rocket MortgageC 5,85420.1%6.63%
ARKANSAS Federal Credit UnionF 4,43923.6%7.50%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 3,49138.4%10.25%
21st MortgageF 3,25046.6%9.69%
Mortgage Research CenterC 2,76718.3%6.25%
Regions BankC 2,64640.0%6.13%
Firsttrust Home LoansB 2,5900.5%6.49%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 2,45613.3%6.12%
Triad Financial ServicesD 2,13354.2%8.68%

Frequently asked questions

Arkansas: 31 applications in 2025, of which 16 were originated and 4 denied.

12.9% of all applications, or 20.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Arkansas statewide average across all lenders was 18.2%.

The median rate on loans Champions Funding originated in Arkansas in 2025 was 7.81%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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