First Financial Bank · Tennessee · 2025

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

First Financial Bank took 8 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #656 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.5% of them and denied 25.0% (28.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

8Applicationsin TN
28.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.62%
$375,000Median loanstate $225,000
$2.9MVolume5 counties

First Financial Bank in Tennessee vs the state

25.0%Denial rate+7.86 pts vs state
28.6%Decision denial rate+6.89 pts vs state
62.5%Origination rate+4.42 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.12 pts vs state
0.39Rate spread (pts)+0.16 pts vs state
$244kMedian applicant income
5Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023161125.0%6.75%#541
20247257.1%6.99%#683
20258525.0%6.50%#656

What First Financial Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 4 50% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 1 13% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 13% · 100.0% denied
Other / HELOC 2 25% · 50.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 8 100% · 25.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%
Collateral 1 50%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most First Financial Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Campbell County 220 0.0%
Sumner County 220 0.0%
Rutherford County 201 50.0%
Loudon County 110 0.0%
Monroe County 101 100.0%

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: 8 applications in 2025, of which 5 were originated and 2 denied.

25.0% of all applications, or 28.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are First Financial 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