First Equity Mortgage · Tennessee · 2025

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

First Equity Mortgage took 172 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #236 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.2% of them and denied 6.4% (9.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

172Applicationsin TN
9.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.62%
$625,000Median loanstate $225,000
$72MVolume8 counties

First Equity Mortgage in Tennessee vs the state

6.4%Denial rate-10.74 pts vs state
9.3%Decision denial rate-12.36 pts vs state
62.2%Origination rate+4.13 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
-0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.28 pts vs state
$220kMedian applicant income
107Loans originated
11Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231999214.1%6.38%#194
20242431337.8%6.25%#175
20251721076.4%6.38%#236

What First Equity Mortgage lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 171 99% · 6.4% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 151 88% · 4.0% denied
FHA 5 3% · 60.0% denied
VA 16 9% · 12.5% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 7 64%
Credit history 4 36%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most First Equity Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Williamson County 92566 6.5%
Davidson County 29212 6.9%
Maury County 28173 10.7%
Rutherford County 1380 0.0%
Sumner County 430 0.0%
Wilson County 410 0.0%
Marshall County 110 0.0%
Macon County 100 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: 172 applications in 2025, of which 107 were originated and 11 denied.

6.4% of all applications, or 9.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans First Equity Mortgage originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are First Equity 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