First Community Bank · Tennessee · 2025

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

First Community Bank took 23 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #513 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.2% of them and denied 17.4% (21.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

23Applicationsin TN
21.1%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.62%
$195,000Median loanstate $225,000
$4.9MVolume4 counties

First Community Bank in Tennessee vs the state

17.4%Denial rate+0.25 pts vs state
21.1%Decision denial rate-0.63 pts vs state
65.2%Origination rate+7.14 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.37 pts vs state
-0.03Rate spread (pts)-0.26 pts vs state
$66kMedian applicant income
15Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023302016.7%7.69%#462
2025231517.4%6.25%#513

What First Community Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 12 52% · 16.7% denied
Refinance 8 35% · 12.5% denied
Home improvement 2 9% · 50.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 23 100% · 17.4% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Collateral 2 50%
Insufficient cash 1 25%
Credit history 1 25%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most First Community Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sullivan County 16123 18.8%
Washington County 320 0.0%
Unicoi County 301 33.3%
Carter County 110 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: 23 applications in 2025, of which 15 were originated and 4 denied.

17.4% of all applications, or 21.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans First Community Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are First Community 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