Mountain Valley Bank · Tennessee · 2025

Mountain Valley Bank in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Mountain Valley Bank took 86 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #350 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.7% of them and denied 12.8% (14.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

86Applicationsin TN
14.1%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
Median ratestate 6.62%
$135,000Median loanstate $225,000
$11MVolume14 counties

Mountain Valley Bank in Tennessee vs the state

12.8%Denial rate-4.35 pts vs state
14.1%Decision denial rate-7.58 pts vs state
76.7%Origination rate+18.66 pts vs state
Median rate
Rate spread (pts)
$88kMedian applicant income
66Loans originated
11Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202315010710.0%#233
20241048012.5%#303
2025866612.8%#350

What Mountain Valley Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 47 55% · 12.8% denied
Refinance 15 17% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 12 14% · 16.7% denied
Home improvement 7 8% · 14.3% denied
Other / HELOC 5 6% · 40.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 86 100% · 12.8% denied

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Mountain Valley Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hamilton County 23200 0.0%
Sequatchie County 18125 27.8%
Bledsoe County 1181 9.1%
Marion County 1173 27.3%
Grundy County 541 20.0%
Knox County 550 0.0%
Franklin County 330 0.0%
Rhea County 321 33.3%
Jefferson County 220 0.0%
Loudon County 100 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: 86 applications in 2025, of which 66 were originated and 11 denied.

12.8% of all applications, or 14.1% 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 Mountain Valley Bank'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