Nations Lending · Tennessee · 2025

Nations Lending in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Nations Lending took 219 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #204 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 76.3% of them and denied 11.0% (11.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

219Applicationsin TN
11.7%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.38%Median ratestate 6.62%
$215,000Median loanstate $225,000
$43MVolume55 counties

Nations Lending in Tennessee vs the state

11.0%Denial rate-6.18 pts vs state
11.7%Decision denial rate-9.97 pts vs state
76.3%Origination rate+18.18 pts vs state
6.38%Median rate-0.25 pts vs state
0.39Rate spread (pts)+0.16 pts vs state
$68kMedian applicant income
167Loans originated
24Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232351619.4%6.75%#166
20242131638.5%6.50%#194
202521916711.0%6.38%#204

What Nations Lending lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 91 42% · 4.4% denied
Refinance 33 15% · 15.2% denied
Cash-out refinance 95 43% · 15.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 67 31% · 9.0% denied
FHA 121 55% · 10.7% denied
VA 26 12% · 19.2% denied
USDA / RHS 5 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Credit history 6 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 6 25%
Collateral 5 21%
Incomplete application 5 21%
Unverifiable information 1 4%
Other 1 4%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Nations Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 57503 5.3%
Davidson County 16123 18.8%
Montgomery County 11100 0.0%
Carroll County 1080 0.0%
Knox County 852 25.0%
Monroe County 632 33.3%
Anderson County 641 16.7%
Washington County 641 16.7%
Grundy County 521 20.0%
Sullivan County 540 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: 219 applications in 2025, of which 167 were originated and 24 denied.

11.0% of all applications, or 11.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Nations Lending originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.38%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Nations Lending'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