Shelter Lending Services · Tennessee · 2025

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

Shelter Lending Services took 129 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #282 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.2% of them and denied 0.0% (0.0% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

129Applicationsin TN
0.0%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.62%
$455,000Median loanstate $225,000
$51MVolume16 counties

Shelter Lending Services in Tennessee vs the state

0.0%Denial rate-17.14 pts vs state
0.0%Decision denial rate-21.68 pts vs state
75.2%Origination rate+17.11 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.16Rate spread (pts)-0.07 pts vs state
$168kMedian applicant income
97Loans originated
0Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023115762.6%6.88%#269
2024111724.5%6.99%#288
2025129970.0%6.63%#282

What Shelter Lending Services lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 102 79% · 0.0% denied
Refinance 12 9% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 15 12% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 123 95% · 0.0% denied
VA 6 5% · 0.0% denied

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Shelter Lending Services applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Davidson County 65500 0.0%
Williamson County 24200 0.0%
Wilson County 1380 0.0%
Rutherford County 650 0.0%
Maury County 530 0.0%
Sumner County 430 0.0%
Dickson County 220 0.0%
Giles County 210 0.0%
Marshall County 110 0.0%
Roane 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: 129 applications in 2025, of which 97 were originated and 0 denied.

0.0% of all applications, or 0.0% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Shelter Lending Services originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Shelter Lending Services'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