RPE Home · Tennessee · 2025

RPE Home in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

RPE Home took 44 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #430 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 65.9% of them and denied 11.4% (14.3% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

44Applicationsin TN
14.3%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
10.50%Median ratestate 6.62%
$235,000Median loanstate $225,000
$7.1MVolume19 counties

RPE Home in Tennessee vs the state

11.4%Denial rate-5.78 pts vs state
14.3%Decision denial rate-7.39 pts vs state
65.9%Origination rate+7.83 pts vs state
10.50%Median rate+3.88 pts vs state
Rate spread (pts)
Median applicant income
29Loans originated
5Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20242171150.2%11.50%#192
2025442911.4%10.50%#430

What RPE Home lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 3 7% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 4 9% · 25.0% denied
Home improvement 37 84% · 10.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 44 100% · 11.4% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Credit history 3 60%
Collateral 2 40%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most RPE Home applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Knox County 1491 7.1%
Davidson County 511 20.0%
Wilson County 430 0.0%
Hamilton County 330 0.0%
Montgomery County 202 100.0%
Shelby County 210 0.0%
Sevier County 210 0.0%
Macon County 110 0.0%
Sumner County 110 0.0%
Carter 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: 44 applications in 2025, of which 29 were originated and 5 denied.

11.4% of all applications, or 14.3% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans RPE Home originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 10.50%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are RPE Home'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