Eastman Credit Union · Tennessee · 2025

Eastman Credit Union in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Eastman Credit Union took 4,436 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #11 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 64.3% of them and denied 21.5% (24.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

4.4kApplicationsin TN
24.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.62%
$105,000Median loanstate $225,000
$485MVolume45 counties

Eastman Credit Union in Tennessee vs the state

21.5%Denial rate+4.34 pts vs state
24.6%Decision denial rate+2.94 pts vs state
64.3%Origination rate+6.26 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.54Rate spread (pts)+0.31 pts vs state
$84kMedian applicant income
2,854Loans originated
953Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20234,5282,95219.7%7.25%#14
20244,4883,03217.5%7.50%#10
20254,4362,85421.5%7.25%#11

What Eastman Credit Union lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,492 34% · 12.1% denied
Refinance 127 3% · 36.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 776 17% · 25.4% denied
Home improvement 1,024 23% · 23.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1,017 23% · 29.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,428 100% · 21.5% denied
FHA 2 0% · 50.0% denied
VA 6 0% · 33.3% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 583 61%
Credit history 161 17%
Collateral 71 7%
Other 66 7%
Employment history 36 4%
Incomplete application 19 2%
Unverifiable information 9 1%
Insufficient cash 8 1%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Eastman Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sullivan County 1,5371,014298 19.4%
Washington County 1,214769250 20.6%
Greene County 479268143 29.9%
Hawkins County 40428086 21.3%
Carter County 34422777 22.4%
Unicoi County 885222 25.0%
Knox County 795713 16.5%
Sevier County 59426 10.2%
Johnson County 573322 38.6%
Hamblen County 28198 28.6%

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: 4,436 applications in 2025, of which 2,854 were originated and 953 denied.

21.5% of all applications, or 24.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Eastman Credit Union originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Eastman Credit Union'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