NBKC Bank · Tennessee · 2025

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

NBKC Bank took 281 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #168 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.9% of them and denied 10.7% (14.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

281Applicationsin TN
14.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.62%
$385,000Median loanstate $225,000
$80MVolume55 counties

NBKC Bank in Tennessee vs the state

10.7%Denial rate-6.46 pts vs state
14.6%Decision denial rate-7.05 pts vs state
61.9%Origination rate+3.84 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.18Rate spread (pts)-0.41 pts vs state
$152kMedian applicant income
174Loans originated
30Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232491518.8%6.38%#158
202430917811.0%6.13%#145
202528117410.7%6.13%#168

What NBKC Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 160 57% · 6.3% denied
Refinance 83 30% · 14.5% denied
Cash-out refinance 27 10% · 22.2% denied
Home improvement 1 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 10 4% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 217 77% · 10.1% denied
FHA 21 7% · 23.8% denied
VA 43 15% · 7.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Unverifiable information 12 40%
Debt-to-income ratio 10 33%
Credit history 4 13%
Collateral 2 7%
Insufficient cash 1 3%
Employment history 1 3%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most NBKC Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Davidson County 43264 9.3%
Knox County 37222 5.4%
Williamson County 23144 17.4%
Montgomery County 19161 5.3%
Hamilton County 18111 5.6%
Shelby County 1783 17.6%
Rutherford County 13102 15.4%
Wilson County 11100 0.0%
Sevier County 832 25.0%
Washington County 832 25.0%

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: 281 applications in 2025, of which 174 were originated and 30 denied.

10.7% of all applications, or 14.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans NBKC Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are NBKC 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