First Federal Bank · Tennessee · 2025

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

First Federal Bank took 373 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #137 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 82.6% of them and denied 9.4% (9.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

373Applicationsin TN
9.9%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
Median ratestate 6.62%
$185,000Median loanstate $225,000
$68MVolume16 counties

First Federal Bank in Tennessee vs the state

9.4%Denial rate-7.76 pts vs state
9.9%Decision denial rate-11.76 pts vs state
82.6%Origination rate+24.49 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$106kMedian applicant income
308Loans originated
35Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233572848.1%6.62%#120
202428821113.5%7.65%#152
20253733089.4%#137

What First Federal Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 166 45% · 8.4% denied
Refinance 143 38% · 7.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 16 4% · 31.3% denied
Home improvement 24 6% · 12.5% denied
Other / HELOC 24 6% · 8.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 336 90% · 8.0% denied
FHA 10 3% · 10.0% denied
VA 13 3% · 7.7% denied
USDA / RHS 14 4% · 42.9% denied

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most First Federal Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Dickson County 1249816 12.9%
Montgomery County 1151042 1.7%
Humphreys County 58496 10.3%
Hickman County 31235 16.1%
Stewart County 12111 8.3%
Cheatham County 990 0.0%
Williamson County 651 16.7%
Houston County 532 40.0%
Davidson County 530 0.0%
Maury County 201 50.0%

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: 373 applications in 2025, of which 308 were originated and 35 denied.

9.4% of all applications, or 9.9% 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 Federal 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