Nqm Funding · Tennessee · 2025

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

Nqm Funding took 41 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #439 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.6% of them and denied 14.6% (15.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

41Applicationsin TN
15.4%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.13%Median ratestate 6.62%
$345,000Median loanstate $225,000
$12MVolume22 counties

Nqm Funding in Tennessee vs the state

14.6%Denial rate-2.51 pts vs state
15.4%Decision denial rate-6.30 pts vs state
75.6%Origination rate+17.53 pts vs state
7.13%Median rate+0.50 pts vs state
1.16Rate spread (pts)+0.93 pts vs state
$122kMedian applicant income
31Loans originated
6Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023332021.2%7.94%#451
2024241212.5%8.00%#500
2025413114.6%7.13%#439

What Nqm Funding lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 25 61% · 8.0% denied
Refinance 16 39% · 25.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 39 95% · 15.4% denied
FHA 1 2% · 0.0% denied
VA 1 2% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Collateral 3 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 2 33%
Incomplete application 1 17%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Nqm Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Davidson County 861 12.5%
Rutherford County 641 16.7%
Sevier County 311 33.3%
Knox County 211 50.0%
Dickson County 220 0.0%
Sumner County 220 0.0%
Madison County 211 50.0%
Shelby County 220 0.0%
Lincoln County 101 100.0%
Gibson County 110 0.0%

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: 41 applications in 2025, of which 31 were originated and 6 denied.

14.6% of all applications, or 15.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Nqm Funding originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.13%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Nqm Funding'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