Catalyst Mortgage · Tennessee · 2025

Catalyst Mortgage in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Catalyst Mortgage took 16 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #571 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.5% of them and denied 12.5% (16.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

16Applicationsin TN
16.7%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.40%Median ratestate 6.62%
$325,000Median loanstate $225,000
$4.5MVolume12 counties

Catalyst Mortgage in Tennessee vs the state

12.5%Denial rate-4.64 pts vs state
16.7%Decision denial rate-5.01 pts vs state
62.5%Origination rate+4.42 pts vs state
6.40%Median rate-0.22 pts vs state
0.08Rate spread (pts)-0.15 pts vs state
$119kMedian applicant income
10Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202339180.0%6.56%#427
202424144.2%6.56%#499
2025161012.5%6.40%#571

What Catalyst Mortgage lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4 25% · 25.0% denied
Refinance 2 13% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 63% · 10.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 6 38% · 0.0% denied
FHA 4 25% · 50.0% denied
VA 6 38% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 2 100%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Catalyst Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Knox County 211 50.0%
Anderson County 210 0.0%
Greene County 211 50.0%
Shelby County 210 0.0%
Montgomery County 110 0.0%
Jefferson County 100 0.0%
Sevier County 110 0.0%
Hamilton County 110 0.0%
Williamson County 110 0.0%
Bradley County 110 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: 16 applications in 2025, of which 10 were originated and 2 denied.

12.5% of all applications, or 16.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Catalyst Mortgage originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.40%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Catalyst Mortgage'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