Commercial Lender · Tennessee · 2025

Commercial Lender in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Commercial Lender took 95 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #331 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 8.4% of them and denied 88.4% (91.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

95Applicationsin TN
91.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
10.99%Median ratestate 6.62%
$195,000Median loanstate $225,000
$1.5MVolume0 counties

Commercial Lender in Tennessee vs the state

88.4%Denial rate+71.28 pts vs state
91.3%Decision denial rate+69.62 pts vs state
8.4%Origination rate-49.66 pts vs state
10.99%Median rate+4.37 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
8Loans originated
84Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202364739.1%11.74%#355
2024621427.4%10.54%#361
202595888.4%10.99%#331

What Commercial Lender lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 36 38% · 80.6% denied
Refinance 14 15% · 78.6% denied
Cash-out refinance 40 42% · 97.5% denied
Other / HELOC 5 5% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 95 100% · 88.4% denied

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: 95 applications in 2025, of which 8 were originated and 84 denied.

88.4% of all applications, or 91.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Commercial Lender originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 10.99%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Commercial Lender'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