Builtwell Bank · Tennessee · 2025

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

Builtwell Bank took 553 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #105 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.6% of them and denied 17.5% (18.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

553Applicationsin TN
18.7%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
Median ratestate 6.62%
$125,000Median loanstate $225,000
$84MVolume30 counties

Builtwell Bank in Tennessee vs the state

17.5%Denial rate+0.40 pts vs state
18.7%Decision denial rate-2.99 pts vs state
75.6%Origination rate+17.51 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$102kMedian applicant income
418Loans originated
97Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202347333021.6%#96
202444429924.8%#111
202555341817.5%#105

What Builtwell Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 108 20% · 12.0% denied
Refinance 264 48% · 13.6% denied
Home improvement 54 10% · 31.5% denied
Other / HELOC 127 23% · 24.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 546 99% · 17.2% denied
FHA 6 1% · 33.3% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 100.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 63 65%
Credit history 18 19%
Collateral 12 12%
Incomplete application 2 2%
Other 1 1%
Employment history 1 1%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Builtwell Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hamilton County 17913135 19.6%
Bradley County 66586 9.1%
Campbell County 583718 31.0%
Marion County 43355 11.6%
Fentress County 41287 17.1%
McMinn County 29243 10.3%
Knox County 28243 10.7%
Polk County 25168 32.0%
Putnam County 17134 23.5%
Lawrence County 16114 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: 553 applications in 2025, of which 418 were originated and 97 denied.

17.5% of all applications, or 18.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Builtwell 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