State Employees' · Tennessee · 2025

State Employees' in Tennessee: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

State Employees' took 112 mortgage applications in Tennessee in 2025, ranking #300 of 1,274 lenders active in the state. It originated 57.1% of them and denied 17.9% (23.5% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 17.1%.

112Applicationsin TN
23.5%Decision denial ratestate 21.7%
5.83%Median ratestate 6.62%
$280,000Median loanstate $225,000
$22MVolume33 counties

State Employees' in Tennessee vs the state

17.9%Denial rate+0.72 pts vs state
23.5%Decision denial rate+1.85 pts vs state
57.1%Origination rate-0.94 pts vs state
5.83%Median rate-0.80 pts vs state
-0.37Rate spread (pts)-0.60 pts vs state
$114kMedian applicant income
64Loans originated
20Denied

Trend in Tennessee

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20231116323.4%5.90%#278
20241086222.2%5.94%#293
20251126417.9%5.83%#300

What State Employees' lends in Tennessee

By loan purpose

Home purchase 82 73% · 9.8% denied
Refinance 10 9% · 30.0% denied
Cash-out refinance 13 12% · 23.1% denied
Home improvement 6 5% · 83.3% denied
Other / HELOC 1 1% · 100.0% denied

By loan type

Conventional 112 100% · 17.9% denied

Why it denied Tennessee applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 9 45%
Credit history 4 20%
Other 3 15%
Collateral 2 10%
Insufficient cash 1 5%
Employment history 1 5%

Where in Tennessee

Counties with the most State Employees' applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Johnson County 17111 5.9%
Carter County 1255 41.7%
Sevier County 941 11.1%
Sullivan County 851 12.5%
Knox County 844 50.0%
Washington County 731 14.3%
Unicoi County 642 33.3%
Davidson County 530 0.0%
Hamilton County 541 20.0%
Greene County 420 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 64 were originated and 20 denied.

17.9% of all applications, or 23.5% of the applications it actually decided on. The Tennessee statewide average across all lenders was 17.1%.

The median rate on loans State Employees' originated in Tennessee in 2025 was 5.83%, against a statewide median of 6.62%.

About this data. Figures are State Employees''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