Pennymac Loan Services · Tennessee · 2025

Pennymac Loan Services in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Pennymac Loan Services took 5,331 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #9 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 48.1% of them and denied 11.2% (18.2% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

5.3kApplicationsin TN
18.2%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.00%Median ratestate 6.62%
$285,000Median loanstate $225,000
$853MVolume95 counties

Pennymac Loan Services in Tennessee vs the state

11.2%Denial rate-5.92 pts vs state
18.2%Decision denial rate-3.48 pts vs state
48.1%Origination rate-9.95 pts vs state
6.00%Median rate-0.63 pts vs state
0.04Rate spread (pts)-0.19 pts vs state
$99kMedian applicant income
2,566Loans originated
598Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232,6601,19413.5%6.00%#23
20243,7771,78910.7%6.12%#19
20255,3312,56611.2%6.00%#9

What Pennymac Loan Services lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 906 17% · 10.3% denied
Refinance 2,016 38% · 6.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 2,082 39% · 16.0% denied
Home improvement 2 0% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 325 6% · 15.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,023 38% · 11.8% denied
FHA 2,051 38% · 12.0% denied
VA 1,232 23% · 9.1% denied
USDA / RHS 25 0% · 12.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 171 29%
Collateral 132 22%
Credit history 121 20%
Incomplete application 91 15%
Unverifiable information 32 5%
Other 25 4%
Insufficient cash 19 3%
Employment history 7 1%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Pennymac Loan Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 46917044 9.4%
Davidson County 44222168 15.4%
Knox County 40519341 10.1%
Montgomery County 39820442 10.6%
Rutherford County 31816332 10.1%
Hamilton County 23911126 10.9%
Williamson County 18910815 7.9%
Sumner County 1828223 12.6%
Wilson County 1538013 8.5%
Sevier County 1478914 9.5%

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%
Mortgage Investors GroupB 4,4543.5%6.50%
Eastman Credit UnionD 4,43621.5%7.25%

Frequently asked questions

Tennessee: 5,331 applications in 2025, of which 2,566 were originated and 598 denied.

11.2% of all applications, or 18.2% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Pennymac Loan Services originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.00%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Pennymac Loan Services'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