First Horizon Bank · Tennessee · 2025

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

First Horizon Bank took 4,168 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #12 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.3% of them and denied 29.4% (31.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

4.2kApplicationsin TN
31.9%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.62%
$165,000Median loanstate $225,000
$794MVolume82 counties

First Horizon Bank in Tennessee vs the state

29.4%Denial rate+12.25 pts vs state
31.9%Decision denial rate+10.17 pts vs state
60.3%Origination rate+2.21 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.05Rate spread (pts)-0.18 pts vs state
$108kMedian applicant income
2,513Loans originated
1,225Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20235,8783,55531.2%4.99%#5
20243,9372,38828.6%7.78%#15
20254,1682,51329.4%7.25%#12

What First Horizon Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1,178 28% · 8.9% denied
Refinance 844 20% · 25.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 149 4% · 26.2% denied
Home improvement 1,466 35% · 44.4% denied
Other / HELOC 531 13% · 40.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 4,054 97% · 29.7% denied
FHA 83 2% · 24.1% denied
VA 21 1% · 9.5% denied
USDA / RHS 10 0% · 10.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 645 53%
Credit history 356 29%
Collateral 135 11%
Unverifiable information 51 4%
Other 24 2%
Incomplete application 5 0%
Insufficient cash 5 0%
Employment history 4 0%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most First Horizon Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 865463314 36.3%
Knox County 512336115 22.5%
Davidson County 430278100 23.3%
Hamilton County 30519585 27.9%
Williamson County 26117766 25.3%
Rutherford County 1519447 31.1%
Sumner County 1519940 26.5%
Washington County 1479040 27.2%
Blount County 1319722 16.8%
Sullivan County 1297641 31.8%

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: 4,168 applications in 2025, of which 2,513 were originated and 1,225 denied.

29.4% of all applications, or 31.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans First Horizon Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are First Horizon 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