Lima One Capital · Tennessee · 2025

Lima One Capital in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Lima One Capital took 194 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #222 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.0% of them and denied 20.1% (23.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

194Applicationsin TN
23.1%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.86%Median ratestate 6.62%
$145,000Median loanstate $225,000
$28MVolume17 counties

Lima One Capital in Tennessee vs the state

20.1%Denial rate+2.96 pts vs state
23.1%Decision denial rate+1.40 pts vs state
67.0%Origination rate+8.93 pts vs state
7.86%Median rate+1.23 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
130Loans originated
39Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231361360.0%9.10%#248
202421112018.5%8.08%#195
202519413020.1%7.86%#222

What Lima One Capital lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 69 36% · 23.2% denied
Refinance 39 20% · 20.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 86 44% · 17.4% denied

By loan type

Conventional 194 100% · 20.1% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Collateral 24 62%
Credit history 8 21%
Employment history 4 10%
Mortgage insurance denied 3 8%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Lima One Capital applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 1058313 12.4%
Knox County 16112 12.5%
Blount County 1593 20.0%
Hamilton County 1463 21.4%
Sevier County 1245 41.7%
Davidson County 1174 36.4%
Macon County 422 50.0%
Rutherford County 312 66.7%
Sullivan County 321 33.3%
Washington 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: 194 applications in 2025, of which 130 were originated and 39 denied.

20.1% of all applications, or 23.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Lima One Capital originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.86%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Lima One Capital'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