Broker Solutions · Tennessee · 2025

Broker Solutions in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Broker Solutions took 3,712 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #21 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 40.9% of them and denied 8.0% (16.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

3.7kApplicationsin TN
16.2%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.62%
$225,000Median loanstate $225,000
$422MVolume95 counties

Broker Solutions in Tennessee vs the state

8.0%Denial rate-9.14 pts vs state
16.2%Decision denial rate-5.50 pts vs state
40.9%Origination rate-17.16 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.61Rate spread (pts)+0.38 pts vs state
$81kMedian applicant income
1,519Loans originated
297Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,0398319.4%6.75%#29
20243,0121,21410.9%6.75%#22
20253,7121,5198.0%6.63%#21

What Broker Solutions lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,449 39% · 3.9% denied
Refinance 475 13% · 5.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,239 33% · 9.0% denied
Home improvement 183 5% · 15.9% denied
Other / HELOC 366 10% · 19.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,654 45% · 6.6% denied
FHA 1,618 44% · 9.9% denied
VA 406 11% · 6.4% denied
USDA / RHS 34 1% · 5.9% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Credit history 169 57%
Collateral 38 13%
Debt-to-income ratio 31 10%
Other 22 7%
Unverifiable information 17 6%
Incomplete application 12 4%
Insufficient cash 6 2%
Employment history 2 1%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Broker Solutions applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 37213939 10.5%
Montgomery County 29518711 3.7%
Davidson County 2409924 10.0%
Hamilton County 2247224 10.7%
Knox County 21810115 6.9%
Rutherford County 1957612 6.2%
Williamson County 107492 1.9%
Sumner County 1034210 9.7%
Sullivan County 88436 6.8%
Maury County 83394 4.8%

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: 3,712 applications in 2025, of which 1,519 were originated and 297 denied.

8.0% of all applications, or 16.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Broker Solutions originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Broker Solutions'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