City Lending · Tennessee · 2025

City Lending in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

City Lending took 23 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #514 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.6% of them and denied 17.4% (20.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

23Applicationsin TN
20.0%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.62%
$255,000Median loanstate $225,000
$4.3MVolume9 counties

City Lending in Tennessee vs the state

17.4%Denial rate+0.25 pts vs state
20.0%Decision denial rate-1.68 pts vs state
69.6%Origination rate+11.49 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
1.27Rate spread (pts)+1.04 pts vs state
$74kMedian applicant income
16Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2024550.0%6.69%#744
2025231617.4%7.50%#514

What City Lending lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 23 100% · 17.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10 43% · 20.0% denied
FHA 13 57% · 15.4% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Other 3 75%
Employment history 1 25%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most City Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Rutherford County 851 12.5%
Davidson County 431 25.0%
Sumner County 330 0.0%
Robertson County 220 0.0%
Montgomery County 220 0.0%
Crockett County 101 100.0%
Knox County 101 100.0%
Warren County 110 0.0%
Giles County 100 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: 23 applications in 2025, of which 16 were originated and 4 denied.

17.4% of all applications, or 20.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are City Lending'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