Bank Independent · Tennessee · 2025

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

Bank Independent took 16 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #569 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.8% of them and denied 6.3% (7.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

16Applicationsin TN
7.7%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.62%
$195,000Median loanstate $225,000
$3.3MVolume9 counties

Bank Independent in Tennessee vs the state

6.3%Denial rate-10.89 pts vs state
7.7%Decision denial rate-13.99 pts vs state
68.8%Origination rate+10.67 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.12 pts vs state
-0.69Rate spread (pts)-0.92 pts vs state
$123kMedian applicant income
11Loans originated
1Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023850.0%6.79%#658
2024121016.7%7.49%#578
202516116.3%6.50%#569

What Bank Independent lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 6 38% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 4 25% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 1 6% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 31% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 16 100% · 6.3% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Credit history 1 100%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Bank Independent applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Lincoln County 440 0.0%
Giles County 330 0.0%
Knox County 220 0.0%
Lawrence County 201 50.0%
Sevier County 100 0.0%
Shelby County 100 0.0%
Rutherford County 110 0.0%
Sullivan County 110 0.0%
Maury County 100 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: 16 applications in 2025, of which 11 were originated and 1 denied.

6.3% of all applications, or 7.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Bank Independent originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Bank Independent'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