First American Bank · Tennessee · 2025

First American Bank in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First American Bank took 16 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #572 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 37.5% of them and denied 56.3% (60.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

16Applicationsin TN
60.0%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.62%
$155,000Median loanstate $225,000
$1.4MVolume10 counties

First American Bank in Tennessee vs the state

56.3%Denial rate+39.11 pts vs state
60.0%Decision denial rate+38.32 pts vs state
37.5%Origination rate-20.58 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.20Rate spread (pts)-0.03 pts vs state
$134kMedian applicant income
6Loans originated
9Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202314735.7%7.74%#561
202416743.8%8.50%#545
202516656.3%7.25%#572

What First American Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1 6% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 2 13% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 4 25% · 75.0% denied
Home improvement 3 19% · 66.7% denied
Other / HELOC 6 38% · 66.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 16 100% · 56.3% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 5 56%
Credit history 4 44%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most First American Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Williamson County 431 25.0%
Cumberland County 312 66.7%
Sumner County 201 50.0%
Marshall County 101 100.0%
Rutherford County 101 100.0%
Davidson County 110 0.0%
Cocke County 101 100.0%
Loudon County 110 0.0%
Claiborne County 101 100.0%
Sevier County 101 100.0%

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: 16 applications in 2025, of which 6 were originated and 9 denied.

56.3% of all applications, or 60.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans First American Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are First American Bank'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