PNC Bank · Tennessee · 2025

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

PNC Bank took 835 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #81 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 47.5% of them and denied 26.5% (34.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

835Applicationsin TN
34.9%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.39%Median ratestate 6.62%
$135,000Median loanstate $225,000
$242MVolume82 counties

PNC Bank in Tennessee vs the state

26.5%Denial rate+9.33 pts vs state
34.9%Decision denial rate+13.23 pts vs state
47.5%Origination rate-10.54 pts vs state
7.39%Median rate+0.77 pts vs state
0.32Rate spread (pts)+0.09 pts vs state
$125kMedian applicant income
397Loans originated
221Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202377139523.0%8.48%#78
202471936125.6%8.96%#79
202583539726.5%7.39%#81

What PNC Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 207 25% · 9.2% denied
Refinance 121 14% · 27.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 18 2% · 33.3% denied
Home improvement 260 31% · 30.0% denied
Other / HELOC 229 27% · 37.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 817 98% · 26.6% denied
FHA 11 1% · 27.3% denied
VA 7 1% · 14.3% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Credit history 86 39%
Debt-to-income ratio 81 37%
Incomplete application 28 13%
Collateral 21 10%
Other 5 2%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most PNC Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Davidson County 1347730 22.4%
Rutherford County 1065434 32.1%
Williamson County 904419 21.1%
Knox County 581719 32.8%
Shelby County 502210 20.0%
Hamilton County 421913 31.0%
Sumner County 34243 8.8%
Wilson County 19124 21.1%
Maury County 1784 23.5%
Sullivan County 1672 12.5%

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%
Pennymac Loan ServicesC 5,33111.2%6.00%
Mortgage Investors GroupB 4,4543.5%6.50%

Frequently asked questions

Tennessee: 835 applications in 2025, of which 397 were originated and 221 denied.

26.5% of all applications, or 34.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans PNC Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.39%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are PNC Bank'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