Champions Funding · Michigan · 2025

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

Champions Funding took 276 mortgage applications in Michigan in 2025, ranking #183 of 973 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.5% of them and denied 20.3% (27.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 18.5%.

276Applicationsin MI
27.9%Decision denial ratestate 22.6%
8.25%Median ratestate 6.75%
$225,000Median loanstate $155,000
$40MVolume46 counties

Champions Funding in Michigan vs the state

20.3%Denial rate+1.77 pts vs state
27.9%Decision denial rate+5.28 pts vs state
52.5%Origination rate-7.35 pts vs state
8.25%Median rate+1.50 pts vs state
2.48Rate spread (pts)+2.08 pts vs state
$171kMedian applicant income
145Loans originated
56Denied

Trend in Michigan

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023502158.0%9.75%#333
2024834920.5%9.50%#286
202527614520.3%8.25%#183

What Champions Funding lends in Michigan

By loan purpose

Home purchase 133 48% · 16.5% denied
Refinance 22 8% · 13.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 121 44% · 25.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 276 100% · 20.3% denied

Why it denied Michigan applicants

Incomplete application 27 48%
Other 14 25%
Collateral 6 11%
Credit history 5 9%
Insufficient cash 4 7%

Where in Michigan

Counties with the most Champions Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Wayne County 733816 21.9%
Oakland County 552812 21.8%
Macomb County 39207 17.9%
Kent County 1242 16.7%
Ingham County 1061 10.0%
Washtenaw County 981 11.1%
Berrien County 531 20.0%
Livingston County 522 40.0%
Calhoun County 521 20.0%
Saginaw County 421 25.0%

Other large lenders in Michigan

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 30,64416.3%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 29,33011.7%6.60%
The Huntington National BankD 20,04730.0%7.49%
Lake Michigan Credit UnionA 16,6625.6%6.75%
Fifth Third BankD 11,17626.4%7.50%
21st MortgageF 7,42453.4%11.04%
Citizens BankC 6,59229.0%7.65%
Triad Financial ServicesD 6,42656.1%8.49%
Union Home MortgageB 5,3034.3%6.75%
PNC BankD 5,16126.3%7.36%

Frequently asked questions

Michigan: 276 applications in 2025, of which 145 were originated and 56 denied.

20.3% of all applications, or 27.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Michigan statewide average across all lenders was 18.5%.

The median rate on loans Champions Funding originated in Michigan in 2025 was 8.25%, against a statewide median of 6.75%.

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