Emm Loans · Tennessee · 2025

Emm Loans in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Emm Loans took 103 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #322 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.1% of them and denied 4.9% (6.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

103Applicationsin TN
6.7%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.62%
$315,000Median loanstate $225,000
$24MVolume34 counties

Emm Loans in Tennessee vs the state

4.9%Denial rate-12.29 pts vs state
6.7%Decision denial rate-15.01 pts vs state
65.1%Origination rate+6.97 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.12 pts vs state
0.38Rate spread (pts)+0.15 pts vs state
$96kMedian applicant income
67Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202363214.8%6.25%#361
202484508.3%6.50%#330
2025103674.9%6.50%#322

What Emm Loans lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 54 52% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 49 48% · 10.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 31 30% · 0.0% denied
FHA 63 61% · 7.9% denied
VA 9 9% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Other 3 60%
Collateral 1 20%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 20%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Emm Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Knox County 29230 0.0%
Shelby County 13101 7.7%
Roane County 640 0.0%
Davidson County 650 0.0%
Blount County 650 0.0%
Lawrence County 320 0.0%
Rutherford County 320 0.0%
Wilson County 310 0.0%
Coffee County 210 0.0%
Carter County 200 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: 103 applications in 2025, of which 67 were originated and 5 denied.

4.9% of all applications, or 6.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Emm Loans originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Emm Loans'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