Premier Lending · Tennessee · 2025

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

Premier Lending took 42 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #438 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 81.0% of them and denied 4.8% (5.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

42Applicationsin TN
5.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.69%Median ratestate 6.62%
$390,000Median loanstate $225,000
$14MVolume10 counties

Premier Lending in Tennessee vs the state

4.8%Denial rate-12.38 pts vs state
5.6%Decision denial rate-16.12 pts vs state
81.0%Origination rate+22.87 pts vs state
6.69%Median rate+0.06 pts vs state
0.43Rate spread (pts)+0.20 pts vs state
$81kMedian applicant income
34Loans originated
2Denied

What Premier Lending lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 38 90% · 5.3% denied
Refinance 1 2% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 3 7% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 37 88% · 5.4% denied
FHA 3 7% · 0.0% denied
VA 2 5% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Insufficient cash 1 50%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 50%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Premier Lending applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Davidson County 17132 11.8%
Rutherford County 13120 0.0%
Wilson County 330 0.0%
Montgomery County 320 0.0%
Williamson County 110 0.0%
Coffee County 100 0.0%
Shelby County 110 0.0%
Sullivan County 110 0.0%
Cannon County 100 0.0%
Knox 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: 42 applications in 2025, of which 34 were originated and 2 denied.

4.8% of all applications, or 5.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Premier Lending originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.69%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Premier Lending'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