CSL Financial · Tennessee · 2025

CSL Financial in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

CSL Financial took 269 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #177 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 10.8% of them and denied 53.2% (83.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

269Applicationsin TN
83.1%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
8.24%Median ratestate 6.62%
$145,000Median loanstate $225,000
$3.8MVolume23 counties

CSL Financial in Tennessee vs the state

53.2%Denial rate+36.02 pts vs state
83.1%Decision denial rate+61.46 pts vs state
10.8%Origination rate-47.30 pts vs state
8.24%Median rate+1.62 pts vs state
2.36Rate spread (pts)+2.13 pts vs state
$68kMedian applicant income
29Loans originated
143Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231452451.7%9.04%#240
20243114547.9%9.04%#143
20252692953.2%8.24%#177

What CSL Financial lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 269 100% · 53.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 269 100% · 53.2% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 70 49%
Credit history 65 45%
Employment history 6 4%
Other 1 1%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most CSL Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Fayette County 220 0.0%
Bradley County 220 0.0%
Wayne County 220 0.0%
Hamilton County 220 0.0%
Lawrence County 220 0.0%
Shelby County 220 0.0%
Tipton County 110 0.0%
Grundy County 110 0.0%
Lincoln County 110 0.0%
Polk 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: 269 applications in 2025, of which 29 were originated and 143 denied.

53.2% of all applications, or 83.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans CSL Financial originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 8.24%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are CSL Financial'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