Champaign-Urbana
Metropolitan Statistical Area · MSA Code 16580
According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among tracked metros, Champaign-Urbana ranks #303 of 418.
Mortgage lending activity in the Champaign-Urbana metro area based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this geography during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.
Metro-area mortgage activity. The Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA code 16580) recorded 5,592 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 3,503 of those and denied others at a rate of 12.8%, for an approval (origination) rate of 62.6%. The average loan amount across the MSA was $227,750 at an average note rate of 7.03%. 20 major lenders are tracked for this metro - Busey Bank, New American Funding, LLC., Flat Branch Mortgage, INC. lead by origination volume. Among the 418 metros tracked, Champaign-Urbana ranks #36 by denial rate (the 92nd percentile for approval-friendliness), and shares its 5-point denial-rate band with 117 other tracked metros.
What MSA numbers tell you, and what they don't. Metro area boundaries are defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and typically span multiple counties, so a single Champaign-Urbana denial rate averages across urban core, inner suburbs, and outer commuter communities with very different borrower profiles. A 12.8% denial rate at the MSA level can coexist with widely varying individual-lender denial rates; $227,750 average loan size reflects the MSA's property values and the borrower pool that actually applied, not any single neighborhood. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.
Lender concentration in Champaign-Urbana
In Champaign-Urbana, lead originator Busey Bank funded 10.5% of 3,503 originated loans, in the middle tercile of U.S. metros (~8.7-12.8% top-1). The top three reporters together hold 25.7% of the book; a local credit union or regional bank still sits beside the national wholesalers.
Metros With a Similar Denial Rate
The metro areas closest to Champaign-Urbana's 12.8% denial rate among all 418 tracked MSAs.
Metros With Similar Application Volume
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Champaign-Urbana's 5,592 HMDA applications (deduped against the denial-rate neighbourhood).
Metros With a Similar Average Loan
Nationwide MSAs nearest to Champaign-Urbana's $227,750 average loan (deduped against denial and volume peers).
Lenders active in the Champaign-Urbana metro
Busey Bank funded 367 of the 3,503 loans originated here, 10.5% of the metro. 20 reporting lenders follow.
| # | Lender | Originated | Applications | Avg Loan | Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Busey Bank | 367 | 464 | $150,560 | 10.5% |
| 2 | New American Funding, LLC. | 283 | 405 | $187,099 | 8.1% |
| 3 | Flat Branch Mortgage, INC. | 249 | 287 | $213,293 | 7.1% |
| 4 | Rocket Mortgage | 142 | 204 | $180,490 | 4.1% |
| 5 | The Fisher National Bank | 132 | 146 | $173,493 | 3.8% |
Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. Metropolitan Statistical Areas defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for Champaign-Urbana borrowers.
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Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Champaign-Urbana page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.