Leaderone Financial · Tennessee · 2025

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

Leaderone Financial took 153 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #252 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 60.1% of them and denied 14.4% (19.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

153Applicationsin TN
19.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.62%
$255,000Median loanstate $225,000
$27MVolume26 counties

Leaderone Financial in Tennessee vs the state

14.4%Denial rate-2.76 pts vs state
19.3%Decision denial rate-2.38 pts vs state
60.1%Origination rate+2.05 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.45Rate spread (pts)+0.22 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
92Loans originated
22Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202335621514.6%6.56%#121
20242311499.5%6.75%#180
20251539214.4%6.63%#252

What Leaderone Financial lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 118 77% · 14.4% denied
Refinance 11 7% · 9.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 24 16% · 16.7% denied

By loan type

Conventional 84 55% · 14.3% denied
FHA 47 31% · 17.0% denied
VA 17 11% · 5.9% denied
USDA / RHS 5 3% · 20.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Incomplete application 7 32%
Collateral 6 27%
Credit history 4 18%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 14%
Other 2 9%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Leaderone Financial applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hamilton County 884814 15.9%
Sullivan County 1081 10.0%
Marion County 633 50.0%
Davidson County 541 20.0%
McMinn County 531 20.0%
Greene County 430 0.0%
Sequatchie County 440 0.0%
Bradley County 410 0.0%
Shelby County 310 0.0%
Meigs County 330 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: 153 applications in 2025, of which 92 were originated and 22 denied.

14.4% of all applications, or 19.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Leaderone Financial originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Leaderone Financial'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