Bank OZK · Tennessee · 2025

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

Bank OZK took 19 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #544 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 79.0% of them and denied 15.8% (15.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

19Applicationsin TN
15.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.62%
$145,000Median loanstate $225,000
$3.3MVolume10 counties

Bank OZK in Tennessee vs the state

15.8%Denial rate-1.35 pts vs state
15.8%Decision denial rate-5.89 pts vs state
79.0%Origination rate+20.87 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-1.24Rate spread (pts)-1.47 pts vs state
$139kMedian applicant income
15Loans originated
3Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20236516.7%8.75%#709
20249533.3%8.50%#622
2025191515.8%6.13%#544

What Bank OZK lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 13 68% · 15.4% denied
Refinance 3 16% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 2 11% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 5% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 19 100% · 15.8% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Credit history 1 33%
Collateral 1 33%
Unverifiable information 1 33%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Bank OZK applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Davidson County 440 0.0%
Shelby County 320 0.0%
Weakley County 211 50.0%
Montgomery County 211 50.0%
Hamilton County 220 0.0%
Polk County 220 0.0%
Knox County 110 0.0%
Lake County 110 0.0%
Robertson County 110 0.0%
Sumner County 101 100.0%

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: 19 applications in 2025, of which 15 were originated and 3 denied.

15.8% of all applications, or 15.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are Bank OZK'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