Fortera Federal Credit Union · Tennessee · 2025

Fortera Federal Credit Union in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Fortera Federal Credit Union took 1,143 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #57 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.4% of them and denied 26.4% (27.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

1.1kApplicationsin TN
27.2%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.62%
$65,000Median loanstate $225,000
$78MVolume35 counties

Fortera Federal Credit Union in Tennessee vs the state

26.4%Denial rate+9.28 pts vs state
27.2%Decision denial rate+5.55 pts vs state
61.4%Origination rate+3.34 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
0.68Rate spread (pts)+0.45 pts vs state
$96kMedian applicant income
702Loans originated
302Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,14864931.8%8.99%#56
20241,08265426.8%8.75%#57
20251,14370226.4%7.50%#57

What Fortera Federal Credit Union lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 149 13% · 14.1% denied
Refinance 52 5% · 23.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 283 25% · 16.3% denied
Home improvement 357 31% · 24.7% denied
Other / HELOC 302 26% · 44.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,094 96% · 26.7% denied
VA 49 4% · 20.4% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 113 37%
Credit history 99 33%
Collateral 69 23%
Unverifiable information 11 4%
Incomplete application 5 2%
Employment history 2 1%
Other 2 1%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Fortera Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montgomery County 813515213 26.2%
Davidson County 743921 28.4%
Lawrence County 41219 22.0%
Stewart County 321811 34.4%
Dickson County 22125 22.7%
Cheatham County 20154 20.0%
Rutherford County 19117 36.8%
Sumner County 18105 27.8%
Wilson County 1293 25.0%
Giles County 1171 9.1%

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: 1,143 applications in 2025, of which 702 were originated and 302 denied.

26.4% of all applications, or 27.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Fortera Federal Credit Union originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Fortera Federal Credit Union'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