Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union · Tennessee · 2025

Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union took 142 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #268 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.5% of them and denied 8.5% (9.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

142Applicationsin TN
9.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
Median ratestate 6.62%
$90,000Median loanstate $225,000
$15MVolume9 counties

Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union in Tennessee vs the state

8.5%Denial rate-8.69 pts vs state
9.8%Decision denial rate-11.84 pts vs state
77.5%Origination rate+19.38 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$62kMedian applicant income
110Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231569618.6%#228
20242061579.2%#199
20251421108.5%#268

What Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 54 38% · 9.3% denied
Refinance 6 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 26 18% · 7.7% denied
Home improvement 15 11% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 41 29% · 12.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 142 100% · 8.5% denied

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sullivan County 52443 5.8%
Hawkins County 40244 10.0%
Washington County 27240 0.0%
Carter County 1192 18.2%
Greene County 761 14.3%
Jefferson County 202 100.0%
Hamblen County 110 0.0%
Unicoi County 110 0.0%
Knox County 110 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: 142 applications in 2025, of which 110 were originated and 12 denied.

8.5% of all applications, or 9.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union'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