Mortgage lender · Clarksville, TN · LEI 549300R0L43GUZ8EW811

Legends Bank review: approval odds, rates and grade (2025)

Legends Bank earns a B, better than most small mortgage lenders. It turned down 4.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025, which ranks in the 76th percentile for approval odds. Its median loan was priced 0.02 points above the average prime offer rate, ranking in the 80th percentile on pricing. Compared against 1,883 small mortgage lenders using 2025 HMDA filings.

549Applications2025
77.8%Originatedof applications
4.4%Decision denial ratenational 22.6%
6.38%Median ratenational 6.63%
$149MLoan volume14 states

Legends Bank at a glance, 2025

Every figure is from the lender's own HMDA filing. "vs national" compares with all lenders combined.

3.6%Denial rate (all applications)-14.34 pts vs national
4.4%Denial rate (decided applications)-18.19 pts vs national
77.8%Origination rate+19.75 pts vs national
17.1%Withdrawn by applicant
0.0%Closed for incompleteness
6.38%Median interest rate-0.25 pts vs national
0.02Median rate spread (pts over APOR)-0.24 pts vs national
$295,000Median loan amount
$6,502Median total loan costs
$108kMedian applicant income
82%Median loan-to-value
0High-cost (HOEPA) loans

How the B grade breaks down

Each component is a percentile rank among 1,883 small mortgage lenders. Higher is better. Components the lender does not report are left out and the weights redistributed.

Approval oddsdecision denial rate, weight 45%

76th4.4% denied

Pricingmedian rate spread over APOR, weight 30%

80th0.02 pts

Processwithdrawn + incomplete share, weight 15%

28th17.1%

Closing coststotal loan costs ÷ loan amount, weight 10%

39th2.20% of loan

Trend, 2023–2025

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateDecision denialMedian rateVolume
20233522874.6%5.3%6.75%$99M
20245814812.9%3.4%6.63%$162M
20255494273.6%4.4%6.38%$149M

What Legends Bank lends

Applications by purpose and loan type in 2025, with the denial rate for each. A lender's mix explains a lot of its headline rate: HELOCs and FHA loans are denied far more often than conventional purchase loans.

By loan purpose

Home purchase 425 77% · 0.9% denied
Refinance 61 11% · 13.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 59 11% · 13.6% denied
Home improvement 3 1% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 1 0% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 347 63% · 4.6% denied
FHA 88 16% · 1.1% denied
VA 105 19% · 1.9% denied
USDA / RHS 9 2% · 11.1% denied

Also: 0 home-equity lines, 0 reverse mortgages, 6 manufactured homes, 79 investment properties.

Why Legends Bank denies applications

Primary reason reported for each of the 20 denials in 2025. Lenders can cite up to four reasons; this is the first one listed.

Debt-to-income ratio 12 60%
Credit history 4 20%
Other 3 15%
Collateral 1 5%

How these reasons compare nationally →

Who gets approved at Legends Bank

Decision denial rate by applicant profile. Groups with fewer than 20 applications are omitted.

Applicant incomeApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under $50k402615.6%
$50k – $100k1921465.1%
$100k – $150k1481153.3%
$150k – $250k101841.2%
Over $250k46392.5%
Applicant ageApplicationsOriginatedDecision denial rate
Under 2541340.0%
25–341591186.2%
35–441371103.5%
45–5496782.5%
55–6465507.4%
65–74221611.1%

Where Legends Bank lends

14 states and 94 counties in 2025. Click a state for the lender's full record there.

StateApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
Tennessee4513642.2%6.38%#123
Alabama31236.5%6.25%#356
Kentucky23168.7%6.06%#341
West Virginia14428.6%6.06%#221
Georgia10510.0%6.50%#672
Florida750.0%6.25%#994

Frequently asked questions

Legends Bank denied 4.4% of the applications it decided on in 2025. The national figure across all lenders was 22.6%. On approval odds it ranks in the 76th percentile of small mortgage lenders.

The most common reason Legends Bank gave in 2025 was "debt-to-income ratio", cited on 60.0% of its denials. Lenders report up to four reasons per denial to the CFPB; the full breakdown is on this page.

The median interest rate on loans Legends Bank originated in 2025 was 6.38%, and its median rate spread over the average prime offer rate was 0.02 points. Rates on this page are what borrowers actually got, not advertised rates.

In 2025, 77% of its applications were for home purchases, 22% for refinancing (including cash-out), and 1% for home improvement or other purposes. By loan type: 63% conventional, 16% FHA, 19% VA.

Every figure on this page comes from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/Application Register published by the CFPB, which lenders are required by federal law to file. We add the grade and the comparisons; we do not add facts.

About this data. HMDA data is published once a year by the CFPB. The current release covers applications acted on in calendar year 2025. Figures describe applications the lender acted on, including loans it later sold. Interest rates and costs are medians on originated loans only; some depository institutions are exempt from reporting pricing fields, which is why a few cells read "—". MortgageGrades is not affiliated with Legends Bank. Data sources · Methodology