Simmons Bank · Tennessee · 2025

Simmons Bank in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Simmons Bank took 1,154 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #55 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 67.0% of them and denied 23.2% (25.4% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

1.2kApplicationsin TN
25.4%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
5.88%Median ratestate 6.62%
$135,000Median loanstate $225,000
$188MVolume57 counties

Simmons Bank in Tennessee vs the state

23.2%Denial rate+6.08 pts vs state
25.4%Decision denial rate+3.75 pts vs state
67.0%Origination rate+8.90 pts vs state
5.88%Median rate-0.75 pts vs state
-2.10Rate spread (pts)-2.33 pts vs state
$93kMedian applicant income
773Loans originated
268Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,44791822.6%7.87%#42
20241,20076026.8%8.30%#49
20251,15477323.2%5.88%#55

What Simmons Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 387 34% · 7.2% denied
Refinance 220 19% · 27.3% denied
Cash-out refinance 57 5% · 21.1% denied
Home improvement 349 30% · 32.7% denied
Other / HELOC 141 12% · 38.3% denied

By loan type

Conventional 1,026 89% · 25.3% denied
FHA 88 8% · 5.7% denied
VA 16 1% · 6.3% denied
USDA / RHS 24 2% · 8.3% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 112 42%
Credit history 98 37%
Collateral 33 12%
Incomplete application 19 7%
Other 3 1%
Unverifiable information 3 1%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Simmons Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 25115563 25.1%
Madison County 906120 22.2%
Weakley County 875724 27.6%
Gibson County 644017 26.6%
Williamson County 645013 20.3%
Davidson County 634018 28.6%
McMinn County 604510 16.7%
Obion County 47346 12.8%
Sumner County 462914 30.4%
Dyer County 36257 19.4%

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: 1,154 applications in 2025, of which 773 were originated and 268 denied.

23.2% of all applications, or 25.4% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Simmons Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 5.88%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Simmons Bank'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