Ornl · Tennessee · 2025

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

Ornl took 2,062 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #36 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 54.0% of them and denied 14.7% (17.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

2.1kApplicationsin TN
17.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.62%
$155,000Median loanstate $225,000
$273MVolume39 counties

Ornl in Tennessee vs the state

14.7%Denial rate-2.45 pts vs state
17.3%Decision denial rate-4.43 pts vs state
54.0%Origination rate-4.05 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.37Rate spread (pts)+0.14 pts vs state
$105kMedian applicant income
1,114Loans originated
303Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,7551,8186.8%6.88%#22
20242,1851,37810.4%8.00%#33
20252,0621,11414.7%7.25%#36

What Ornl lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 615 30% · 6.0% denied
Refinance 244 12% · 23.8% denied
Cash-out refinance 731 35% · 23.1% denied
Home improvement 472 23% · 8.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,062 100% · 14.7% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Credit history 177 58%
Debt-to-income ratio 76 25%
Collateral 41 14%
Other 3 1%
Insufficient cash 3 1%
Employment history 2 1%
Unverifiable information 1 0%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Ornl applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Knox County 817450113 13.8%
Anderson County 18911129 15.3%
Blount County 18110521 11.6%
Roane County 1548422 14.3%
Loudon County 1348216 11.9%
Monroe County 702913 18.6%
Hamblen County 703113 18.6%
Campbell County 692812 17.4%
Sevier County 632613 20.6%
Jefferson County 583311 19.0%

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: 2,062 applications in 2025, of which 1,114 were originated and 303 denied.

14.7% of all applications, or 17.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Ornl originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Ornl'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