SouthState Bank · Tennessee · 2025

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

SouthState Bank took 40 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #447 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 75.0% of them and denied 10.0% (11.8% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

40Applicationsin TN
11.8%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.36%Median ratestate 6.62%
$515,000Median loanstate $225,000
$64MVolume18 counties

SouthState Bank in Tennessee vs the state

10.0%Denial rate-7.14 pts vs state
11.8%Decision denial rate-9.92 pts vs state
75.0%Origination rate+16.92 pts vs state
6.36%Median rate-0.26 pts vs state
-0.06Rate spread (pts)-0.29 pts vs state
$217kMedian applicant income
30Loans originated
4Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
2023201420.0%6.56%#516
2024352128.6%6.63%#442
2025403010.0%6.36%#447

What SouthState Bank lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 31 78% · 9.7% denied
Refinance 3 8% · 0.0% denied
Home improvement 1 3% · 0.0% denied
Other / HELOC 5 13% · 20.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 39 98% · 10.3% denied
VA 1 3% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Employment history 1 25%
Credit history 1 25%
Debt-to-income ratio 1 25%
Other 1 25%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most SouthState Bank applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Sevier County 741 14.3%
Knox County 650 0.0%
Davidson County 420 0.0%
Shelby County 330 0.0%
Wilson County 321 33.3%
Williamson County 320 0.0%
McNairy County 202 100.0%
Sumner County 220 0.0%
Roane County 110 0.0%
Washington 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: 40 applications in 2025, of which 30 were originated and 4 denied.

10.0% of all applications, or 11.8% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans SouthState Bank originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.36%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are SouthState 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