Pentagon Federal Credit Union · Tennessee · 2025

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

Pentagon Federal Credit Union took 469 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #120 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.8% of them and denied 32.6% (40.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

469Applicationsin TN
40.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.25%Median ratestate 6.62%
$205,000Median loanstate $225,000
$58MVolume63 counties

Pentagon Federal Credit Union in Tennessee vs the state

32.6%Denial rate+15.48 pts vs state
40.3%Decision denial rate+18.58 pts vs state
47.8%Origination rate-10.32 pts vs state
7.25%Median rate+0.63 pts vs state
0.18Rate spread (pts)-0.05 pts vs state
$124kMedian applicant income
224Loans originated
153Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202370231033.1%6.38%#85
202454921736.3%7.38%#97
202546922432.6%7.25%#120

What Pentagon Federal Credit Union lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 158 34% · 29.1% denied
Refinance 92 20% · 30.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 32 7% · 34.4% denied
Home improvement 115 25% · 35.7% denied
Other / HELOC 72 15% · 37.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 342 73% · 32.8% denied
FHA 26 6% · 50.0% denied
VA 101 22% · 27.7% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Collateral 47 31%
Other 39 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 33 22%
Credit history 28 18%
Employment history 3 2%
Unverifiable information 3 2%

Where in Tennessee

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

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Davidson County 563118 32.1%
Montgomery County 563412 21.4%
Williamson County 44286 13.6%
Shelby County 411713 31.7%
Hamilton County 351115 42.9%
Rutherford County 26164 15.4%
Knox County 24123 12.5%
Sumner County 2197 33.3%
Robertson County 1566 40.0%
Wilson County 1247 58.3%

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: 469 applications in 2025, of which 224 were originated and 153 denied.

32.6% of all applications, or 40.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Pentagon Federal Credit Union originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.25%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Pentagon 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