Reliance First Capital · Tennessee · 2025

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

Reliance First Capital took 352 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #144 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 77.3% of them and denied 2.0% (2.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

352Applicationsin TN
2.5%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.62%
$205,000Median loanstate $225,000
$60MVolume74 counties

Reliance First Capital in Tennessee vs the state

2.0%Denial rate-15.15 pts vs state
2.5%Decision denial rate-19.22 pts vs state
77.3%Origination rate+19.19 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.12 pts vs state
0.67Rate spread (pts)+0.44 pts vs state
$69kMedian applicant income
272Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233622991.7%6.75%#118
20244433622.9%6.75%#112
20253522722.0%6.50%#144

What Reliance First Capital lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 29 8% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 10 3% · 10.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 313 89% · 1.9% denied

By loan type

Conventional 159 45% · 2.5% denied
FHA 154 44% · 1.3% denied
VA 37 11% · 2.7% denied
USDA / RHS 2 1% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 3 43%
Unverifiable information 1 14%
Credit history 1 14%
Employment history 1 14%
Collateral 1 14%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Reliance First Capital applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Davidson County 32270 0.0%
Knox County 26201 3.8%
Shelby County 25220 0.0%
Rutherford County 20170 0.0%
Sumner County 19140 0.0%
Hamilton County 19150 0.0%
Robertson County 1191 9.1%
Montgomery County 1070 0.0%
Anderson County 990 0.0%
Sevier County 980 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: 352 applications in 2025, of which 272 were originated and 7 denied.

2.0% of all applications, or 2.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Reliance First Capital originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Reliance First 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