Southern Bancorp Bank · Tennessee · 2025

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

Southern Bancorp Bank took 112 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #299 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 53.6% of them and denied 6.3% (8.9% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

112Applicationsin TN
8.9%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.63%Median ratestate 6.62%
$320,000Median loanstate $225,000
$19MVolume21 counties

Southern Bancorp Bank in Tennessee vs the state

6.3%Denial rate-10.89 pts vs state
8.9%Decision denial rate-12.82 pts vs state
53.6%Origination rate-4.51 pts vs state
6.63%Median rate0.00 pts vs state
0.26Rate spread (pts)+0.03 pts vs state
$89kMedian applicant income
60Loans originated
7Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2024331224.2%8.50%#450
2025112606.3%6.63%#299

What Southern Bancorp Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 85 76% · 5.9% denied
Refinance 17 15% · 0.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 9 8% · 22.2% denied
Home improvement 1 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 97 87% · 4.1% denied
FHA 13 12% · 15.4% denied
VA 2 2% · 50.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Collateral 2 29%
Employment history 2 29%
Unverifiable information 1 14%
Credit history 1 14%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 14%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Southern Bancorp Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Shelby County 34152 5.9%
Davidson County 26153 11.5%
Rutherford County 21110 0.0%
Hamilton County 751 14.3%
Williamson County 420 0.0%
Sumner County 310 0.0%
Maury County 220 0.0%
Wilson County 210 0.0%
White County 100 0.0%
Madison 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: 112 applications in 2025, of which 60 were originated and 7 denied.

6.3% of all applications, or 8.9% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Southern Bancorp Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.63%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Southern Bancorp 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