Loan Funder · Tennessee · 2025

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

Loan Funder took 387 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #133 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 41.6% of them and denied 13.7% (24.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

387Applicationsin TN
24.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.79%Median ratestate 6.62%
$185,000Median loanstate $225,000
$32MVolume40 counties

Loan Funder in Tennessee vs the state

13.7%Denial rate-3.44 pts vs state
24.8%Decision denial rate+3.09 pts vs state
41.6%Origination rate-16.48 pts vs state
7.79%Median rate+1.17 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
161Loans originated
53Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023128733.9%9.11%#256
202439115914.3%8.37%#122
202538716113.7%7.79%#133

What Loan Funder lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 192 50% · 8.3% denied
Refinance 76 20% · 17.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 119 31% · 20.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 387 100% · 13.7% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Credit history 26 49%
Collateral 22 42%
Employment history 3 6%
Insufficient cash 1 2%
Incomplete application 1 2%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Loan Funder applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 1889624 12.8%
Davidson County 3659 25.0%
Hamilton County 24140 0.0%
Knox County 1981 5.3%
Anderson County 1470 0.0%
Montgomery County 1160 0.0%
Sumner County 1137 63.6%
Sevier County 1032 20.0%
Sullivan County 822 25.0%
Madison County 711 14.3%

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: 387 applications in 2025, of which 161 were originated and 53 denied.

13.7% of all applications, or 24.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Loan Funder originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.79%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Loan Funder'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