American Financial Network · Tennessee · 2025

American Financial Network in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

American Financial Network took 570 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #103 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 56.3% of them and denied 8.6% (13.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

570Applicationsin TN
13.1%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.62%
$265,000Median loanstate $225,000
$97MVolume70 counties

American Financial Network in Tennessee vs the state

8.6%Denial rate-8.54 pts vs state
13.1%Decision denial rate-8.61 pts vs state
56.3%Origination rate-1.76 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.12 pts vs state
0.49Rate spread (pts)+0.26 pts vs state
$87kMedian applicant income
321Loans originated
49Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233511818.3%6.88%#122
20246583995.3%6.75%#87
20255703218.6%6.50%#103

What American Financial Network lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 338 59% · 10.7% denied
Refinance 57 10% · 7.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 175 31% · 5.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 219 38% · 12.3% denied
FHA 254 45% · 6.7% denied
VA 67 12% · 4.5% denied
USDA / RHS 30 5% · 6.7% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 19 39%
Credit history 13 27%
Other 8 16%
Collateral 5 10%
Unverifiable information 3 6%
Incomplete application 1 2%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most American Financial Network applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Knox County 52277 13.5%
Shelby County 45208 17.8%
Davidson County 43244 9.3%
Rutherford County 38274 10.5%
Campbell County 27181 3.7%
Anderson County 25140 0.0%
Blount County 25131 4.0%
Montgomery County 23141 4.3%
Sullivan County 22142 9.1%
Hamilton County 21162 9.5%

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: 570 applications in 2025, of which 321 were originated and 49 denied.

8.6% of all applications, or 13.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans American Financial Network originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are American Financial Network'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