BMO Bank · Tennessee · 2025

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

BMO Bank took 71 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #365 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 35.2% of them and denied 42.3% (54.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

71Applicationsin TN
54.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.62%
$305,000Median loanstate $225,000
$15MVolume29 counties

BMO Bank in Tennessee vs the state

42.3%Denial rate+25.11 pts vs state
54.6%Decision denial rate+32.87 pts vs state
35.2%Origination rate-22.87 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
0.79Rate spread (pts)+0.56 pts vs state
$191kMedian applicant income
25Loans originated
30Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023954426.3%6.38%#300
2024944031.9%7.25%#319
2025712542.3%7.50%#365

What BMO Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 26 37% · 23.1% denied
Refinance 4 6% · 25.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 13% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 19 27% · 57.9% denied
Other / HELOC 13 18% · 69.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 70 99% · 42.9% denied
VA 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Other 10 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 7 23%
Credit history 5 17%
Collateral 4 13%
Incomplete application 3 10%
Unverifiable information 1 3%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most BMO Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Davidson County 1153 27.3%
Williamson County 834 50.0%
Shelby County 613 50.0%
Hamilton County 513 60.0%
Sevier County 511 20.0%
Unicoi County 413 75.0%
Knox County 311 33.3%
Fayette County 220 0.0%
Loudon County 210 0.0%
Maury County 202 100.0%

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: 71 applications in 2025, of which 25 were originated and 30 denied.

42.3% of all applications, or 54.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans BMO Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are BMO 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