First Century Bank · Tennessee · 2025

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

First Century Bank took 244 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #187 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.5% of them and denied 7.8% (9.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

244Applicationsin TN
9.0%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
Median ratestate 6.62%
$245,000Median loanstate $225,000
$71MVolume19 counties

First Century Bank in Tennessee vs the state

7.8%Denial rate-9.35 pts vs state
9.0%Decision denial rate-12.72 pts vs state
77.5%Origination rate+19.38 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$140kMedian applicant income
189Loans originated
19Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232491809.2%#159
202422417210.3%#183
20252441897.8%#187

What First Century Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 176 72% · 6.3% denied
Refinance 39 16% · 7.7% denied
Home improvement 19 8% · 15.8% denied
Other / HELOC 10 4% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 244 100% · 7.8% denied

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most First Century Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Blount County 66573 4.5%
Knox County 54413 5.6%
Claiborne County 32252 6.3%
Union County 18114 22.2%
Loudon County 18140 0.0%
Hancock County 1183 27.3%
Sevier County 1190 0.0%
Monroe County 660 0.0%
Grainger County 532 40.0%
Anderson County 430 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: 244 applications in 2025, of which 189 were originated and 19 denied.

7.8% of all applications, or 9.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are First Century 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