Figure Lending · Tennessee · 2025

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

Figure Lending took 1,787 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #42 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 49.6% of them and denied 25.4% (26.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

1.8kApplicationsin TN
26.5%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
9.95%Median ratestate 6.62%
$65,000Median loanstate $225,000
$68MVolume87 counties

Figure Lending in Tennessee vs the state

25.4%Denial rate+8.27 pts vs state
26.5%Decision denial rate+4.84 pts vs state
49.6%Origination rate-8.44 pts vs state
9.95%Median rate+3.33 pts vs state
3.92Rate spread (pts)+3.69 pts vs state
$100kMedian applicant income
887Loans originated
454Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,82081831.3%11.28%#32
20242,3001,08527.0%11.30%#30
20251,78788725.4%9.95%#42

What Figure Lending lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home improvement 626 35% · 31.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1,161 65% · 22.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,787 100% · 25.4% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Incomplete application 167 37%
Debt-to-income ratio 135 30%
Other 72 16%
Credit history 43 9%
Collateral 37 8%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Figure Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Davidson County 1779240 22.6%
Hamilton County 1547632 20.8%
Shelby County 1486348 32.4%
Rutherford County 1437631 21.7%
Williamson County 1256124 19.2%
Knox County 1084831 28.7%
Sumner County 774912 15.6%
Montgomery County 693912 17.4%
Wilson County 592919 32.2%
Maury County 44286 13.6%

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: 1,787 applications in 2025, of which 887 were originated and 454 denied.

25.4% of all applications, or 26.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Figure Lending originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 9.95%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Figure 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