Northwest Federal Credit Union · Tennessee · 2025

Northwest Federal Credit Union in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Northwest Federal Credit Union took 27 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #499 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 51.9% of them and denied 29.6% (34.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

27Applicationsin TN
34.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.62%
$115,000Median loanstate $225,000
$2.4MVolume15 counties

Northwest Federal Credit Union in Tennessee vs the state

29.6%Denial rate+12.49 pts vs state
34.8%Decision denial rate+13.10 pts vs state
51.9%Origination rate-6.23 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.51Rate spread (pts)+0.28 pts vs state
$93kMedian applicant income
14Loans originated
8Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023301536.7%6.88%#461
2024371529.7%7.63%#429
2025271429.6%7.00%#499

What Northwest Federal Credit Union lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 11% · 33.3% denied
Refinance 3 11% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 10 37% · 50.0% denied
Home improvement 11 41% · 18.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 27 100% · 29.6% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 7 88%
Credit history 1 13%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Northwest Federal Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Rutherford County 320 0.0%
Shelby County 320 0.0%
Grainger County 320 0.0%
Jefferson County 320 0.0%
Cumberland County 211 50.0%
Williamson County 220 0.0%
Davidson County 202 100.0%
Roane County 211 50.0%
Fentress County 101 100.0%
Wilson County 101 100.0%

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: 27 applications in 2025, of which 14 were originated and 8 denied.

29.6% of all applications, or 34.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Northwest Federal Credit Union originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Northwest Federal Credit Union'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