Pulte Mortgage · Tennessee · 2025

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

Pulte Mortgage took 348 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #148 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 61.2% of them and denied 13.2% (17.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

348Applicationsin TN
17.7%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.13%Median ratestate 6.62%
$425,000Median loanstate $225,000
$91MVolume6 counties

Pulte Mortgage in Tennessee vs the state

13.2%Denial rate-3.92 pts vs state
17.7%Decision denial rate-3.99 pts vs state
61.2%Origination rate+3.13 pts vs state
6.13%Median rate-0.50 pts vs state
-0.14Rate spread (pts)-0.37 pts vs state
$130kMedian applicant income
213Loans originated
46Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202346430911.9%6.25%#98
202446929812.2%6.50%#106
202534821313.2%6.13%#148

What Pulte Mortgage lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 348 100% · 13.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 266 76% · 10.5% denied
FHA 45 13% · 26.7% denied
VA 36 10% · 16.7% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 25 54%
Insufficient cash 15 33%
Credit history 6 13%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Pulte Mortgage applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Rutherford County 1106017 15.5%
Maury County 106799 8.5%
Sumner County 54328 14.8%
Williamson County 48279 18.8%
Wilson County 25132 8.0%
Davidson County 321 33.3%

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: 348 applications in 2025, of which 213 were originated and 46 denied.

13.2% of all applications, or 17.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Pulte Mortgage originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.13%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Pulte Mortgage'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