American Financing · Tennessee · 2025

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

American Financing took 573 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #101 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 19.4% of them and denied 44.3% (62.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

573Applicationsin TN
62.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.62%
$245,000Median loanstate $225,000
$29MVolume85 counties

American Financing in Tennessee vs the state

44.3%Denial rate+27.19 pts vs state
62.3%Decision denial rate+40.57 pts vs state
19.4%Origination rate-38.71 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
0.02Rate spread (pts)-0.21 pts vs state
$90kMedian applicant income
111Loans originated
254Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233198536.7%6.25%#131
202449810053.0%6.00%#101
202557311144.3%6.13%#101

What American Financing lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 28 5% · 3.6% denied
Refinance 136 24% · 68.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 405 71% · 38.8% denied
Other / HELOC 4 1% · 75.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 222 39% · 33.3% denied
FHA 285 50% · 53.3% denied
VA 66 12% · 42.4% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Other 117 46%
Credit history 74 29%
Debt-to-income ratio 26 10%
Collateral 14 6%
Incomplete application 14 6%
Unverifiable information 5 2%
Insufficient cash 2 1%
Employment history 2 1%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most American Financing applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 52529 55.8%
Knox County 29515 51.7%
Davidson County 28513 46.4%
Hamilton County 27311 40.7%
Montgomery County 26317 65.4%
Rutherford County 26116 61.5%
Williamson County 21112 57.1%
Sumner County 1838 44.4%
Sullivan County 1838 44.4%
Maury County 1655 31.3%

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: 573 applications in 2025, of which 111 were originated and 254 denied.

44.3% of all applications, or 62.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans American Financing originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are American Financing'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