Neighborhood Loans · Tennessee · 2025

Neighborhood Loans in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Neighborhood Loans took 118 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #293 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 2.5% of them and denied 73.7% (91.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

118Applicationsin TN
91.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.62%
$165,000Median loanstate $225,000
$35kVolume22 counties

Neighborhood Loans in Tennessee vs the state

73.7%Denial rate+56.59 pts vs state
91.6%Decision denial rate+69.90 pts vs state
2.5%Origination rate-55.54 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.37 pts vs state
-0.06Rate spread (pts)-0.29 pts vs state
$118kMedian applicant income
3Loans originated
87Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202334523222.9%6.81%#123
202434726615.6%6.88%#130
2025118373.7%6.25%#293

What Neighborhood Loans lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 89 75% · 68.5% denied
Refinance 9 8% · 88.9% denied
Cash-out refinance 20 17% · 90.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 90 76% · 75.6% denied
FHA 25 21% · 72.0% denied
VA 2 2% · 50.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Incomplete application 65 75%
Collateral 14 16%
Credit history 2 2%
Employment history 2 2%
Insufficient cash 2 2%
Other 1 1%
Unverifiable information 1 1%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Neighborhood Loans applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 59043 72.9%
Davidson County 807 87.5%
Robertson County 707 100.0%
Rutherford County 512 40.0%
Sumner County 503 60.0%
Maury County 413 75.0%
Hamilton County 404 100.0%
Lincoln County 404 100.0%
Montgomery County 411 25.0%
Sevier County 301 33.3%

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: 118 applications in 2025, of which 3 were originated and 87 denied.

73.7% of all applications, or 91.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Neighborhood Loans originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.25%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Neighborhood Loans'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