Memphis City Employees Credit Union · Tennessee · 2025

Memphis City Employees Credit Union in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Memphis City Employees Credit Union took 151 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #258 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 62.9% of them and denied 18.5% (22.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

151Applicationsin TN
22.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
Median ratestate 6.62%
$105,000Median loanstate $225,000
$15MVolume5 counties

Memphis City Employees Credit Union in Tennessee vs the state

18.5%Denial rate+1.40 pts vs state
22.8%Decision denial rate+1.08 pts vs state
62.9%Origination rate+4.83 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$92kMedian applicant income
95Loans originated
28Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231528822.4%#231
20241319816.8%#265
20251519518.5%#258

What Memphis City Employees Credit Union lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 32 21% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 3 2% · 33.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 116 77% · 23.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 151 100% · 18.5% denied

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Memphis City Employees Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 1267624 19.0%
Tipton County 1163 27.3%
Fayette County 1091 10.0%
Madison County 220 0.0%
Hardin County 220 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: 151 applications in 2025, of which 95 were originated and 28 denied.

18.5% of all applications, or 22.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

This lender did not report interest rates on its originated loans (some institutions are exempt from HMDA pricing fields).

About this data. Figures are Memphis City Employees Credit Union'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