SouthEast Bank · Tennessee · 2025

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

SouthEast Bank took 481 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #118 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 78.6% of them and denied 11.0% (11.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

481Applicationsin TN
11.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
7.50%Median ratestate 6.62%
$195,000Median loanstate $225,000
$100MVolume26 counties

SouthEast Bank in Tennessee vs the state

11.0%Denial rate-6.12 pts vs state
11.6%Decision denial rate-10.06 pts vs state
78.6%Origination rate+20.51 pts vs state
7.50%Median rate+0.88 pts vs state
0.26Rate spread (pts)+0.03 pts vs state
$106kMedian applicant income
378Loans originated
53Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202343232313.4%8.25%#104
202449635014.9%8.50%#102
202548137811.0%7.50%#118

What SouthEast Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 219 46% · 11.9% denied
Refinance 63 13% · 14.3% denied
Home improvement 110 23% · 8.2% denied
Other / HELOC 89 19% · 10.1% denied

By loan type

Conventional 481 100% · 11.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 30 57%
Credit history 12 23%
Collateral 10 19%
Unverifiable information 1 2%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most SouthEast Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Hamilton County 1229213 10.7%
Knox County 90754 4.4%
Rhea County 665011 16.7%
Bradley County 52396 11.5%
McMinn County 35265 14.3%
Loudon County 32292 6.3%
Putnam County 25202 8.0%
Meigs County 15122 13.3%
Blount County 1082 20.0%
Monroe County 761 14.3%

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: 481 applications in 2025, of which 378 were originated and 53 denied.

11.0% of all applications, or 11.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans SouthEast Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 7.50%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are SouthEast 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