Founded: Joseph P. Goryeb started Champion in 1981.

Ownership: Champion? was acquired by KeyCorp? in June of 1997.

Number of Employees: Almost 1,000 employees in headquarters and throughout our regional mortgage refinance centers

Products and Services: Champion is a mortgage refinance company and home equity lender specializing in programs that help customers with all types of credit including those with less-than-perfect credit. Whether you need to consolidate debt, refinance an existing loan or finance life's big expense's such as home improvements, tuition or a wedding, we can help qualified borrowers.

Availability
Champion currently provides mortgage refinancing and home equity loans in the following areas:

Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.