Loan Simple · Tennessee · 2025

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

Loan Simple took 47 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #418 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.7% of them and denied 4.3% (6.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

47Applicationsin TN
6.5%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.75%Median ratestate 6.62%
$275,000Median loanstate $225,000
$8.5MVolume26 counties

Loan Simple in Tennessee vs the state

4.3%Denial rate-12.88 pts vs state
6.5%Decision denial rate-15.23 pts vs state
61.7%Origination rate+3.62 pts vs state
6.75%Median rate+0.13 pts vs state
1.09Rate spread (pts)+0.86 pts vs state
$92kMedian applicant income
29Loans originated
2Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231380.0%6.63%#572
202547294.3%6.75%#418

What Loan Simple lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 45 96% · 4.4% denied
Refinance 2 4% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 10 21% · 20.0% denied
FHA 30 64% · 0.0% denied
USDA / RHS 7 15% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Credit history 1 50%
Other 1 50%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Loan Simple applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hamilton County 650 0.0%
Knox County 640 0.0%
Sullivan County 320 0.0%
Shelby County 310 0.0%
Washington County 330 0.0%
Greene County 210 0.0%
Rutherford County 220 0.0%
Unicoi County 200 0.0%
Davidson County 202 100.0%
Franklin County 200 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: 47 applications in 2025, of which 29 were originated and 2 denied.

4.3% of all applications, or 6.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Loan Simple originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.75%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Loan Simple'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