Newrez · Tennessee · 2025

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

Newrez took 3,780 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #17 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 36.0% of them and denied 16.8% (31.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

3.8kApplicationsin TN
31.4%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.25%Median ratestate 6.62%
$275,000Median loanstate $225,000
$464MVolume95 counties

Newrez in Tennessee vs the state

16.8%Denial rate-0.34 pts vs state
31.4%Decision denial rate+9.76 pts vs state
36.0%Origination rate-22.07 pts vs state
6.25%Median rate-0.37 pts vs state
0.12Rate spread (pts)-0.11 pts vs state
$90kMedian applicant income
1,361Loans originated
635Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,69155621.5%6.63%#38
20242,46687119.3%6.38%#28
20253,7801,36116.8%6.25%#17

What Newrez lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 795 21% · 6.2% denied
Refinance 1,275 34% · 11.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 1,708 45% · 25.8% denied
Home improvement 2 0% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,837 49% · 16.4% denied
FHA 955 25% · 27.8% denied
VA 949 25% · 6.7% denied
USDA / RHS 39 1% · 10.3% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 367 58%
Credit history 127 20%
Collateral 46 7%
Unverifiable information 41 6%
Other 20 3%
Insufficient cash 19 3%
Employment history 13 2%
Mortgage insurance denied 2 0%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Newrez applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 491112138 28.1%
Knox County 30213047 15.6%
Montgomery County 29112632 11.0%
Davidson County 28410442 14.8%
Rutherford County 1945534 17.5%
Hamilton County 1815828 15.5%
Williamson County 1374617 12.4%
Sumner County 1273225 19.7%
Blount County 115727 6.1%
Sevier County 1025213 12.7%

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: 3,780 applications in 2025, of which 1,361 were originated and 635 denied.

16.8% of all applications, or 31.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

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

About this data. Figures are Newrez'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