Hope Federal Credit Union · Tennessee · 2025

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

Hope Federal Credit Union took 106 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #315 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.4% of them and denied 35.9% (37.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

106Applicationsin TN
37.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.62%
$170,000Median loanstate $225,000
$12MVolume13 counties

Hope Federal Credit Union in Tennessee vs the state

35.9%Denial rate+18.71 pts vs state
37.3%Decision denial rate+15.57 pts vs state
60.4%Origination rate+2.30 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
0.38Rate spread (pts)+0.15 pts vs state
$70kMedian applicant income
64Loans originated
38Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202318666.7%6.88%#528
2024472351.1%7.19%#397
20251066435.9%6.75%#315

What Hope Federal Credit Union lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 88 83% · 33.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 12 11% · 66.7% denied
Home improvement 6 6% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 89 84% · 31.5% denied
FHA 13 12% · 61.5% denied
VA 4 4% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Other 21 55%
Credit history 6 16%
Debt-to-income ratio 4 11%
Collateral 4 11%
Incomplete application 3 8%

Where in Tennessee

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 704126 37.1%
Davidson County 1073 30.0%
Rutherford County 642 33.3%
Haywood County 311 33.3%
Hamilton County 321 33.3%
Sumner County 312 66.7%
Madison County 211 50.0%
Maury County 220 0.0%
Tipton County 211 50.0%
Williamson County 211 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: 106 applications in 2025, of which 64 were originated and 38 denied.

35.9% of all applications, or 37.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Hope Federal Credit Union originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Hope 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