Mortgage lender · Champaign, IL · LEI 254900KX4PZDHAK8I871

First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign Urbana review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign Urbana earns an A, placing it in the top fifth of small mortgage lenders. It turned down 0.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 94th percentile for approval odds. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

115Applications2025
96.5%Originatedof applications
0.9%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
Median ratenational 6.63%
$24MLoan volume1 states

First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign Urbana at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

0.9%Denial rate (all applications)-17.11 pts vs national
0.9%Denial rate (decided applications)-21.70 pts vs national
96.5%Origination rate+38.49 pts vs national
2.6%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
Median interest rate
-0.14Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.39 pts vs national
$175,000Median loan amount
Median total loan costs
$116kMedian applicant income
Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the A grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

94th0.9% denied

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

87th2.6%

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20231171074.3%4.5%$20M
20241311233.8%3.9%$27M
20251151110.9%0.9%$24M

What First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign Urbana lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 70 61% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 12 10% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 21 18% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 5 4% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 7 6% · 14.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 115 100% · 0.9% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 0 manufactured homes, 42 investment properties.

Why First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign Urbana denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 1 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 1 100%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign Urbana

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
$100k – $150k24230.0%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
25–3420200.0%

Where First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign Urbana lends

1 states and 6 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Illinois1151110.9%#328

Frequently asked questions

First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign Urbana denied 0.9% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 94th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign Urbana gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 100.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

In 2025, 61% of its applications were for home purchases, 29% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 10% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 100% conventional, 0% FHA, 0% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with First Federal Savings Bank of Champaign Urbana. Data sources · Methodology