First Colony Mortgage · Tennessee · 2025

First Colony Mortgage in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Colony Mortgage took 340 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #149 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 55.6% of them and denied 7.9% (10.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

340Applicationsin TN
10.1%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.62%
$275,000Median loanstate $225,000
$56MVolume56 counties

First Colony Mortgage in Tennessee vs the state

7.9%Denial rate-9.20 pts vs state
10.1%Decision denial rate-11.61 pts vs state
55.6%Origination rate-2.49 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.12 pts vs state
0.29Rate spread (pts)+0.06 pts vs state
$86kMedian applicant income
189Loans originated
27Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232411637.1%7.13%#165
20243582454.2%6.63%#129
20253401897.9%6.50%#149

What First Colony Mortgage lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 253 74% · 9.1% denied
Refinance 38 11% · 7.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 49 14% · 2.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 231 68% · 8.2% denied
FHA 68 20% · 4.4% denied
VA 24 7% · 8.3% denied
USDA / RHS 17 5% · 17.7% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 8 30%
Collateral 7 26%
Other 3 11%
Credit history 3 11%
Unverifiable information 3 11%
Insufficient cash 2 7%
Employment history 1 4%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most First Colony Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Davidson County 40194 10.0%
Knox County 36251 2.8%
Rutherford County 19161 5.3%
Sevier County 1991 5.3%
Montgomery County 1682 12.5%
Shelby County 16102 12.5%
Williamson County 1580 0.0%
Sumner County 1583 20.0%
Henderson County 1170 0.0%
Franklin County 1032 20.0%

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: 340 applications in 2025, of which 189 were originated and 27 denied.

7.9% of all applications, or 10.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans First Colony Mortgage originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are First Colony Mortgage'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