Bell Bank · Tennessee · 2025

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

Bell Bank took 304 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #161 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.5% of them and denied 17.4% (21.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

304Applicationsin TN
21.7%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.62%
$375,000Median loanstate $225,000
$78MVolume72 counties

Bell Bank in Tennessee vs the state

17.4%Denial rate+0.29 pts vs state
21.7%Decision denial rate+0.04 pts vs state
62.5%Origination rate+4.42 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.69Rate spread (pts)+0.46 pts vs state
$130kMedian applicant income
190Loans originated
53Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202322515111.6%6.49%#174
202423614015.7%6.88%#178
202530419017.4%7.25%#161

What Bell Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 278 91% · 15.1% denied
Refinance 16 5% · 43.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 8 3% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 100.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 256 84% · 16.8% denied
FHA 15 5% · 33.3% denied
VA 30 10% · 16.7% denied
USDA / RHS 3 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 20 38%
Incomplete application 18 34%
Credit history 6 11%
Collateral 4 8%
Other 3 6%
Employment history 1 2%
Insufficient cash 1 2%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Bell Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Maury County 20162 10.0%
Marshall County 1693 18.8%
Williamson County 16112 12.5%
Davidson County 1585 33.3%
Bedford County 1274 33.3%
Wilson County 1062 20.0%
Sevier County 980 0.0%
Coffee County 861 12.5%
Rutherford County 861 12.5%
Hickman County 862 25.0%

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: 304 applications in 2025, of which 190 were originated and 53 denied.

17.4% of all applications, or 21.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Bell Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Bell Bank'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