Champions Funding · Ohio · 2025

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

Champions Funding took 281 mortgage applications in Ohio in 2025, ranking #196 of 1,092 lenders active in the state. It originated 52.3% of them and denied 16.7% (24.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.7%.

281Applicationsin OH
24.2%Decision denial ratestate 21.9%
8.00%Median ratestate 6.88%
$195,000Median loanstate $155,000
$35MVolume42 counties

Champions Funding in Ohio vs the state

16.7%Denial rate-0.96 pts vs state
24.2%Decision denial rate+2.34 pts vs state
52.3%Origination rate-7.59 pts vs state
8.00%Median rate+1.12 pts vs state
2.65Rate spread (pts)+2.27 pts vs state
$148kMedian applicant income
147Loans originated
47Denied

Trend in Ohio

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202321957.1%9.50%#518
2024502716.0%9.00%#390
202528114716.7%8.00%#196

What Champions Funding lends in Ohio

By loan purpose

Home purchase 100 36% · 15.0% denied
Refinance 33 12% · 18.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 148 53% · 17.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 281 100% · 16.7% denied

Why it denied Ohio applicants

Other 19 40%
Incomplete application 19 40%
Collateral 5 11%
Credit history 2 4%
Insufficient cash 1 2%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 2%

Where in Ohio

Counties with the most Champions Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Cuyahoga County 703517 24.3%
Hamilton County 40213 7.5%
Franklin County 24143 12.5%
Lucas County 20102 10.0%
Butler County 1783 17.6%
Summit County 1472 14.3%
Delaware County 861 12.5%
Allen County 880 0.0%
Mahoning County 742 28.6%
Lake County 641 16.7%

Other large lenders in Ohio

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
The Huntington National BankD 42,68325.8%7.59%
Rocket MortgageC 23,16518.5%6.63%
Fifth Third BankD 21,93925.6%7.50%
Crosscountry MortgageB 16,0663.1%6.75%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 14,62613.1%6.45%
Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of ClevelandC 12,62223.0%6.74%
PNC BankD 11,60724.6%7.40%
Wright-Patt Credit UnionC 8,79128.1%7.50%
U.S. BankD 8,62338.0%7.60%
Citizens BankC 7,77524.3%7.65%

Frequently asked questions

Ohio: 281 applications in 2025, of which 147 were originated and 47 denied.

16.7% of all applications, or 24.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Ohio statewide average across all lenders was 17.7%.

The median rate on loans Champions Funding originated in Ohio in 2025 was 8.00%, against a statewide median of 6.88%.

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