Gershman Investment · Tennessee · 2025

Gershman Investment in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Gershman Investment took 249 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #182 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 74.7% of them and denied 6.4% (7.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

249Applicationsin TN
7.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.62%
$285,000Median loanstate $225,000
$54MVolume22 counties

Gershman Investment in Tennessee vs the state

6.4%Denial rate-10.71 pts vs state
7.8%Decision denial rate-13.84 pts vs state
74.7%Origination rate+16.62 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.62 pts vs state
-0.19Rate spread (pts)-0.42 pts vs state
$81kMedian applicant income
186Loans originated
16Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202328213.6%6.75%#467
20241741188.1%5.88%#226
20252491866.4%6.00%#182

What Gershman Investment lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 223 90% · 5.4% denied
Refinance 10 4% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 16 6% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 52 21% · 11.5% denied
FHA 102 41% · 5.9% denied
VA 92 37% · 4.4% denied
USDA / RHS 3 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 10 63%
Insufficient cash 2 13%
Other 1 6%
Employment history 1 6%
Credit history 1 6%
Collateral 1 6%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Gershman Investment applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montgomery County 19014812 6.3%
Humphreys County 1380 0.0%
Benton County 640 0.0%
Hickman County 550 0.0%
Cheatham County 522 40.0%
Stewart County 301 33.3%
Robertson County 320 0.0%
Obion County 311 33.3%
Henry County 210 0.0%
Jackson County 220 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: 249 applications in 2025, of which 186 were originated and 16 denied.

6.4% of all applications, or 7.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Gershman Investment originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Gershman Investment'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