Southwest Funding · Tennessee · 2025

Southwest Funding in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Southwest Funding took 277 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #171 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 69.7% of them and denied 4.3% (5.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

277Applicationsin TN
5.5%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
6.50%Median ratestate 6.62%
$295,000Median loanstate $225,000
$57MVolume40 counties

Southwest Funding in Tennessee vs the state

4.3%Denial rate-12.81 pts vs state
5.5%Decision denial rate-16.18 pts vs state
69.7%Origination rate+11.60 pts vs state
6.50%Median rate-0.12 pts vs state
0.47Rate spread (pts)+0.24 pts vs state
$85kMedian applicant income
193Loans originated
12Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20232842032.5%6.99%#141
20242902044.1%6.88%#150
20252771934.3%6.50%#171

What Southwest Funding lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 234 84% · 3.0% denied
Refinance 22 8% · 9.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 17 6% · 17.7% denied
Other / HELOC 4 1% · 0.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 68 25% · 11.8% denied
FHA 109 39% · 2.8% denied
VA 99 36% · 1.0% denied
USDA / RHS 1 0% · 0.0% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Unverifiable information 4 33%
Debt-to-income ratio 3 25%
Collateral 2 17%
Credit history 2 17%
Other 1 8%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Southwest Funding applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Montgomery County 114892 1.8%
Shelby County 36243 8.3%
Rutherford County 24161 4.2%
Davidson County 1580 0.0%
Knox County 1061 10.0%
Sumner County 660 0.0%
Stewart County 531 20.0%
Wilson County 520 0.0%
Franklin County 521 20.0%
Smith County 430 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: 277 applications in 2025, of which 193 were originated and 12 denied.

4.3% of all applications, or 5.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Southwest Funding originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 6.50%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Southwest Funding'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