American Heritage Lending · Tennessee · 2025

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

American Heritage Lending took 234 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #197 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.1% of them and denied 5.1% (7.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

234Applicationsin TN
7.2%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.62%
$185,000Median loanstate $225,000
$33MVolume38 counties

American Heritage Lending in Tennessee vs the state

5.1%Denial rate-12.01 pts vs state
7.2%Decision denial rate-14.49 pts vs state
55.1%Origination rate-2.95 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
1.09Rate spread (pts)+0.86 pts vs state
$122kMedian applicant income
129Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231627113.0%8.75%#217
20242181213.7%8.13%#190
20252341295.1%7.50%#197

What American Heritage Lending lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 72 31% · 9.7% denied
Refinance 43 18% · 2.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 119 51% · 3.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 234 100% · 5.1% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Other 6 50%
Collateral 3 25%
Unverifiable information 1 8%
Credit history 1 8%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 8%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most American Heritage Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 80542 2.5%
Davidson County 30130 0.0%
Hamilton County 1770 0.0%
Montgomery County 1590 0.0%
Sevier County 1481 7.1%
Knox County 1051 10.0%
Williamson County 822 25.0%
Sumner County 620 0.0%
Rutherford County 510 0.0%
Washington County 530 0.0%

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: 234 applications in 2025, of which 129 were originated and 12 denied.

5.1% of all applications, or 7.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans American Heritage Lending originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are American Heritage Lending'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