RCN Capital · Tennessee · 2025

RCN Capital in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

RCN Capital took 297 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #165 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 51.2% of them and denied 47.5% (48.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

297Applicationsin TN
48.1%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.54%Median ratestate 6.62%
$165,000Median loanstate $225,000
$33MVolume0 counties

RCN Capital in Tennessee vs the state

47.5%Denial rate+30.33 pts vs state
48.1%Decision denial rate+26.44 pts vs state
51.2%Origination rate-6.90 pts vs state
7.54%Median rate+0.91 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
152Loans originated
141Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202325412717.7%7.79%#155
202427615915.9%7.94%#160
202529715247.5%7.54%#165

What RCN Capital lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 94 32% · 50.0% denied
Refinance 39 13% · 23.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 2 1% · 100.0% denied
Home improvement 14 5% · 100.0% denied
Other / HELOC 148 50% · 46.6% denied

By loan type

Conventional 297 100% · 47.5% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Other 116 82%
Credit history 14 10%
Collateral 11 8%

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: 297 applications in 2025, of which 152 were originated and 141 denied.

47.5% of all applications, or 48.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans RCN Capital originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.54%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are RCN Capital'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