Champions Funding · Georgia · 2025

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

Champions Funding took 742 mortgage applications in Georgia in 2025, ranking #115 of 1,201 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.1% of them and denied 24.0% (30.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 19.2%.

742Applicationsin GA
30.2%Decision denial ratestate 25.1%
7.75%Median ratestate 6.63%
$275,000Median loanstate $235,000
$151MVolume76 counties

Champions Funding in Georgia vs the state

24.0%Denial rate+4.77 pts vs state
30.2%Decision denial rate+5.10 pts vs state
55.1%Origination rate+1.03 pts vs state
7.75%Median rate+1.13 pts vs state
2.21Rate spread (pts)+1.94 pts vs state
$206kMedian applicant income
409Loans originated
178Denied

Trend in Georgia

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231365855.2%9.88%#269
202423112019.9%8.81%#215
202574240924.0%7.75%#115

What Champions Funding lends in Georgia

By loan purpose

Home purchase 337 45% · 18.7% denied
Refinance 98 13% · 27.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 307 41% · 28.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 742 100% · 24.0% denied

Why it denied Georgia applicants

Incomplete application 83 47%
Other 48 27%
Collateral 19 11%
Credit history 18 10%
Debt-to-income ratio 7 4%
Insufficient cash 2 1%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Georgia

Counties with the most Champions Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fulton County 1628052 32.1%
Gwinnett County 905421 23.3%
DeKalb County 75509 12.0%
Cobb County 62358 12.9%
Clayton County 28176 21.4%
Chatham County 27135 18.5%
Cherokee County 23144 17.4%
Hall County 1988 42.1%
Forsyth County 1684 25.0%
Henry County 1584 26.7%

Other large lenders in Georgia

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 29,84518.2%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 23,78412.6%6.25%
Navy Federal Credit UnionD 12,38826.4%7.95%
Truist BankC 10,56338.7%6.49%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 10,27311.6%6.49%
Broker SolutionsD 9,7098.6%6.63%
Mortgage Research CenterC 9,44319.8%6.25%
Freedom MortgageB 9,2939.1%6.25%
Bank of AmericaF 9,16836.5%6.24%
Ameris BankB 8,06510.1%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Georgia: 742 applications in 2025, of which 409 were originated and 178 denied.

24.0% of all applications, or 30.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Georgia statewide average across all lenders was 19.2%.

The median rate on loans Champions Funding originated in Georgia in 2025 was 7.75%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

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