Nationstar Mortgage · Tennessee · 2025

Nationstar Mortgage in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Nationstar Mortgage took 2,124 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #35 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 68.4% of them and denied 13.1% (15.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

2.1kApplicationsin TN
15.7%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.38%Median ratestate 6.62%
$135,000Median loanstate $225,000
$269MVolume89 counties

Nationstar Mortgage in Tennessee vs the state

13.1%Denial rate-4.00 pts vs state
15.7%Decision denial rate-5.94 pts vs state
68.4%Origination rate+10.28 pts vs state
7.38%Median rate+0.75 pts vs state
1.37Rate spread (pts)+1.14 pts vs state
$91kMedian applicant income
1,452Loans originated
279Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,26786813.0%6.25%#49
20241,8921,24713.2%7.13%#38
20252,1241,45213.1%7.38%#35

What Nationstar Mortgage lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 236 11% · 7.2% denied
Refinance 319 15% · 11.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 652 31% · 15.5% denied
Home improvement 204 10% · 10.3% denied
Other / HELOC 713 34% · 14.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,676 79% · 12.5% denied
FHA 308 15% · 16.9% denied
VA 140 7% · 12.1% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Collateral 87 31%
Debt-to-income ratio 66 24%
Other 43 15%
Incomplete application 32 11%
Credit history 28 10%
Unverifiable information 14 5%
Employment history 8 3%
Insufficient cash 1 0%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Nationstar Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 19712535 17.8%
Knox County 17511127 15.4%
Davidson County 17311122 12.7%
Rutherford County 15611213 8.3%
Hamilton County 1309919 14.6%
Montgomery County 1167714 12.1%
Sumner County 956214 14.7%
Williamson County 765312 15.8%
Wilson County 66466 9.1%
Sullivan County 52368 15.4%

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: 2,124 applications in 2025, of which 1,452 were originated and 279 denied.

13.1% of all applications, or 15.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Nationstar Mortgage originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.38%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Nationstar Mortgage'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