Affinity · Tennessee · 2025

Affinity in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Affinity took 13 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #606 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.5% of them and denied 30.8% (33.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

13Applicationsin TN
33.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
4.90%Median ratestate 6.62%
$105,000Median loanstate $225,000
$1.1MVolume9 counties

Affinity in Tennessee vs the state

30.8%Denial rate+13.63 pts vs state
33.3%Decision denial rate+11.65 pts vs state
61.5%Origination rate+3.46 pts vs state
4.90%Median rate-1.72 pts vs state
-2.20Rate spread (pts)-2.43 pts vs state
$109kMedian applicant income
8Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20239444.4%6.31%#643
20249066.7%#628
202513830.8%4.90%#606

What Affinity lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 23% · 33.3% denied
Refinance 1 8% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 23% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 6 46% · 33.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 13 100% · 30.8% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 75%
Collateral 1 25%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Affinity applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hamilton County 320 0.0%
Davidson County 211 50.0%
Sumner County 220 0.0%
Hawkins County 101 100.0%
Loudon County 110 0.0%
Rhea County 110 0.0%
Shelby County 110 0.0%
DeKalb County 101 100.0%
Cumberland County 101 100.0%

Other large lenders in Tennessee

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Rocket MortgageC 16,50317.3%6.50%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 12,45810.9%6.12%
Regions BankC 11,24736.5%4.99%
Vanderbilt Mortgage and FinanceF 9,64935.8%8.75%
Mortgage Research CenterC 6,56817.3%6.25%
FirstBankC 5,67714.5%6.88%
CMG MortgageA 5,6432.9%6.50%
Freedom MortgageB 5,4938.0%6.25%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 5,33111.2%6.00%
Mortgage Investors GroupB 4,4543.5%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Tennessee: 13 applications in 2025, of which 8 were originated and 4 denied.

30.8% of all applications, or 33.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Affinity originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 4.90%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

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