Spring Eq · Tennessee · 2025

Spring Eq in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Spring Eq took 2,580 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #30 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 31.8% of them and denied 49.9% (59.6% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

2.6kApplicationsin TN
59.6%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
8.70%Median ratestate 6.62%
$75,000Median loanstate $225,000
$72MVolume90 counties

Spring Eq in Tennessee vs the state

49.9%Denial rate+32.78 pts vs state
59.6%Decision denial rate+37.95 pts vs state
31.8%Origination rate-26.26 pts vs state
8.70%Median rate+2.08 pts vs state
3.08Rate spread (pts)+2.85 pts vs state
$101kMedian applicant income
821Loans originated
1,288Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231,04518871.9%10.54%#60
20241,51049253.3%9.58%#44
20252,58082149.9%8.70%#30

What Spring Eq lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 19 1% · 52.6% denied
Refinance 99 4% · 44.4% denied
Cash-out refinance 225 9% · 42.2% denied
Home improvement 730 28% · 53.2% denied
Other / HELOC 1,507 58% · 49.8% denied

By loan type

Conventional 2,580 100% · 49.9% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Incomplete application 875 68%
Debt-to-income ratio 163 13%
Credit history 89 7%
Collateral 76 6%
Other 63 5%
Unverifiable information 19 1%
Employment history 3 0%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most Spring Eq applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Davidson County 26884137 51.1%
Rutherford County 21978101 46.1%
Knox County 19256102 53.1%
Williamson County 1736674 42.8%
Shelby County 1655379 47.9%
Hamilton County 1364175 55.1%
Sumner County 1314463 48.1%
Wilson County 1042961 58.7%
Montgomery County 922650 54.3%
Blount County 672628 41.8%

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: 2,580 applications in 2025, of which 821 were originated and 1,288 denied.

49.9% of all applications, or 59.6% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans Spring Eq originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 8.70%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are Spring Eq'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