Lendage · Tennessee · 2025

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

Lendage took 506 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #114 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 72.9% of them and denied 11.1% (12.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

506Applicationsin TN
12.1%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
11.25%Median ratestate 6.62%
$55,000Median loanstate $225,000
$24MVolume67 counties

Lendage in Tennessee vs the state

11.1%Denial rate-6.07 pts vs state
12.1%Decision denial rate-9.58 pts vs state
72.9%Origination rate+14.84 pts vs state
11.25%Median rate+4.63 pts vs state
5.21Rate spread (pts)+4.98 pts vs state
$102kMedian applicant income
369Loans originated
56Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202332122511.2%12.25%#129
202441531111.6%12.50%#118
202550636911.1%11.25%#114

What Lendage lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 99 20% · 10.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 7 1% · 42.9% denied
Home improvement 104 21% · 13.5% denied
Other / HELOC 295 58% · 9.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 506 100% · 11.1% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 20 36%
Collateral 13 23%
Credit history 13 23%
Other 10 18%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Lendage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 47325 10.6%
Knox County 46334 8.7%
Davidson County 44257 15.9%
Rutherford County 33245 15.2%
Hamilton County 28242 7.1%
Williamson County 28242 7.1%
Montgomery County 22151 4.5%
Sumner County 21144 19.0%
Wilson County 17111 5.9%
Bradley County 16104 25.0%

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: 506 applications in 2025, of which 369 were originated and 56 denied.

11.1% of all applications, or 12.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Lendage originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 11.25%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Lendage'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