Brighton Bank · Tennessee · 2025

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

Brighton Bank took 157 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #249 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 78.3% of them and denied 2.6% (3.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

157Applicationsin TN
3.0%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.62%
$235,000Median loanstate $225,000
$34MVolume26 counties

Brighton Bank in Tennessee vs the state

2.6%Denial rate-14.59 pts vs state
3.0%Decision denial rate-18.67 pts vs state
78.3%Origination rate+20.26 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.30Rate spread (pts)+0.07 pts vs state
$98kMedian applicant income
123Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232081582.9%#186
20242211731.4%#186
20251571232.6%6.38%#249

What Brighton Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 139 89% · 2.2% denied
Refinance 6 4% · 16.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 12 8% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 55 35% · 1.8% denied
FHA 53 34% · 1.9% denied
VA 21 13% · 4.8% denied
USDA / RHS 28 18% · 3.6% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 50%
Collateral 1 25%
Other 1 25%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Brighton Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 52451 1.9%
Hardeman County 42312 4.8%
McNairy County 1390 0.0%
Fayette County 980 0.0%
Tipton County 970 0.0%
Madison County 430 0.0%
Haywood County 321 33.3%
Gibson County 330 0.0%
Rutherford County 220 0.0%
Montgomery County 220 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: 157 applications in 2025, of which 123 were originated and 4 denied.

2.6% of all applications, or 3.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Brighton Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Brighton 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